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Usual use of low fat milks by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007

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Sex Year 1st Quintile
% (95% CI)
2nd Quintile
% (95% CI)
3rd Quintile
% (95% CI)
4th Quintile
% (95% CI)
5th Quintile
% (95% CI)
NSW
% (95% CI)
Males 1997 25.3 (16.2-34.3) 28.1 (20.4-35.8) 23.8 (16.6-31.0) 20.7 (13.8-27.5) 17.5 (11.3-23.7) 23.0 (19.7-26.3)
1998 36.4 (26.0-46.8) 28.2 (18.4-38.0) 33.6 (24.7-42.5) 21.2 (14.1-28.4) 20.9 (13.4-28.3) 28.0 (24.0-31.9)
2002 30.8 (17.9-43.7) 21.5 (11.8-31.1) 17.0 (8.4-25.6) 20.2 (11.9-28.4) 20.5 (11.7-29.3) 21.4 (17.1-25.6)
2003 21.9 (10.2-33.6) 29.0 (18.3-39.8) 19.6 (11.9-27.4) 19.3 (12.5-26.0) 16.9 (9.7-24.1) 21.2 (17.2-25.1)
2004 31.1 (16.0-46.3) 34.5 (20.6-48.3) 12.8 (5.6-20.1) 20.0 (7.9-32.1) 14.3 (4.2-24.4) 23.1 (17.3-28.9)
2005 27.0 (15.9-38.1) 26.7 (15.9-37.6) 19.7 (9.9-29.5) 19.1 (8.5-29.6) 29.8 (17.2-42.5) 24.8 (19.8-29.7)
2006 30.7 (15.5-45.8) 29.2 (15.9-42.4) 21.8 (10.4-33.2) 17.7 (6.2-29.2) 23.1 (10.9-35.3) 24.5 (18.8-30.1)
2007 29.0 (10.8-47.2) 31.7 (16.1-47.2) 29.1 (15.3-43.0) 29.3 (14.1-44.5) 17.1 (4.9-29.2) 26.7 (20.0-33.4)
Females 1997 50.2 (39.6-60.7) 42.4 (33.2-51.6) 49.2 (41.2-57.3) 48.6 (40.2-57.0) 36.3 (27.8-44.7) 45.0 (41.0-49.1)
1998 54.6 (43.3-65.9) 52.0 (42.6-61.3) 41.2 (32.3-50.1) 39.3 (30.8-47.9) 37.6 (28.5-46.6) 45.1 (40.8-49.4)
2002 62.1 (43.9-80.3) 44.5 (31.8-57.1) 29.6 (20.9-38.4) 37.7 (28.9-46.6) 34.9 (25.1-44.7) 39.8 (34.7-44.9)
2003 46.8 (32.4-61.3) 45.3 (34.4-56.2) 42.7 (33.7-51.7) 30.6 (22.2-39.1) 40.3 (28.8-51.7) 40.4 (35.7-45.2)
2004 62.8 (46.9-78.7) 42.7 (30.8-54.6) 28.8 (17.2-40.3) 48.2 (36.7-59.7) 41.2 (27.6-54.9) 44.6 (38.6-50.6)
2005 42.7 (30.8-54.6) 40.1 (29.7-50.6) 53.1 (40.1-66.0) 42.4 (30.7-54.0) 28.2 (18.1-38.3) 40.3 (35.2-45.4)
2006 55.7 (41.3-70.1) 50.4 (36.0-64.8) 37.9 (24.9-50.8) 29.9 (17.5-42.2) 31.0 (18.9-43.0) 40.8 (34.8-46.9)
2007 68.5 (53.6-83.4) 37.8 (23.5-52.1) 37.9 (26.9-48.9) 22.5 (10.0-35.1) 33.6 (20.6-46.6) 39.7 (33.5-45.9)
Persons 1997 38.4 (31.1-45.6) 35.0 (29.0-40.9) 36.0 (30.4-41.5) 34.6 (29.0-40.3) 26.6 (21.3-31.9) 33.8 (31.2-36.5)
1998 45.5 (37.7-53.2) 40.6 (33.6-47.6) 37.1 (30.8-43.4) 30.1 (24.4-35.8) 28.4 (22.5-34.2) 36.3 (33.3-39.2)
2002 44.8 (33.3-56.3) 34.3 (25.6-43.0) 23.2 (16.9-29.4) 28.3 (22.2-34.4) 27.7 (20.9-34.5) 30.4 (27.0-33.9)
2003 34.3 (25.0-43.7) 37.1 (29.3-44.8) 31.9 (25.6-38.3) 25.1 (19.6-30.7) 27.8 (20.8-34.8) 31.0 (27.9-34.2)
2004 44.3 (32.7-55.9) 38.7 (29.7-47.7) 19.7 (13.0-26.4) 35.9 (27.0-44.8) 29.5 (20.0-38.9) 33.7 (29.4-37.9)
2005 34.7 (26.4-43.0) 33.7 (26.1-41.3) 35.9 (27.1-44.7) 31.0 (22.9-39.1) 29.0 (20.9-37.0) 32.6 (29.1-36.2)
2006 43.1 (32.4-53.8) 39.9 (29.8-50.0) 29.5 (20.9-38.1) 23.1 (14.6-31.6) 27.0 (18.3-35.7) 32.3 (28.1-36.5)
2007 47.5 (34.7-60.2) 34.9 (24.4-45.5) 34.5 (25.9-43.2) 26.5 (16.1-36.9) 25.7 (16.6-34.7) 33.5 (28.9-38.1)


Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,823), 1998 (1,693), 2002 (1,177), 2003 (1,254), 2004 ( 813), 2005 ( 937), 2006 ( 642), 2007 ( 571). The indicator includes those who usually use low fat, reduced fat, or skim milk. The question used to define the indicator was: What type of milk do you usually have?
Source: New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by: Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on: 1 June 2008

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