Visited a dental professional in the last 12 months by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
| 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 | 2002 | 66.6 (53.4-79.7) | 57.6 (43.8-71.5) | 48.4 (35.6-61.2) | 57.6 (47.2-68.0) | 55.7 (44.2-67.2) | 56.5 (51.0-62.0) |
| 2003 | 63.1 (49.3-76.8) | 51.5 (39.9-63.2) | 54.8 (44.0-65.5) | 48.9 (39.1-58.7) | 54.2 (43.4-65.1) | 53.9 (48.8-58.9) | |
| 2004 | 76.1 (62.5-89.8) | 52.7 (39.1-66.3) | 48.7 (35.4-62.0) | 50.3 (35.9-64.6) | 52.5 (37.3-67.8) | 57.3 (50.7-63.9) | |
| 2005 | 67.6 (54.9-80.3) | 67.1 (55.6-78.6) | 56.0 (43.7-68.4) | 63.5 (49.9-77.0) | 59.0 (46.2-71.8) | 63.2 (57.7-68.7) | |
| 2006 | 81.8 (69.0-94.7) | 64.7 (50.5-78.9) | 50.0 (35.9-64.1) | 57.6 (42.9-72.3) | 55.0 (40.2-69.8) | 61.4 (54.9-67.8) | |
| 2007 | 65.0 (48.3-81.8) | 42.2 (24.6-59.8) | 38.5 (23.6-53.4) | 40.6 (24.5-56.7) | 33.3 (19.3-47.2) | 43.9 (36.6-51.1) | |
| Females | 2002 | 67.3 (49.1-85.4) | 72.8 (61.5-84.2) | 51.6 (41.5-61.8) | 60.3 (50.9-69.8) | 46.3 (36.3-56.4) | 58.6 (53.4-63.8) |
| 2003 | 79.7 (68.4-91.0) | 68.8 (59.0-78.7) | 59.9 (50.9-68.8) | 55.0 (45.6-64.4) | 59.6 (48.2-71.0) | 63.2 (58.6-67.8) | |
| 2004 | 54.6 (38.4-70.8) | 76.1 (66.0-86.2) | 57.6 (44.3-70.9) | 69.3 (59.5-79.1) | 54.0 (40.4-67.6) | 62.7 (56.9-68.5) | |
| 2005 | 74.3 (63.1-85.5) | 68.5 (58.5-78.5) | 73.8 (61.5-86.1) | 65.4 (53.4-77.4) | 65.0 (53.6-76.3) | 67.5 (62.5-72.5) | |
| 2006 | 71.2 (58.9-83.5) | 66.1 (52.4-79.8) | 65.4 (53.1-77.7) | 47.9 (34.0-61.8) | 46.5 (33.7-59.4) | 59.5 (53.6-65.5) | |
| 2007 | 73.1 (59.4-86.9) | 69.6 (57.1-82.0) | 47.2 (34.9-59.5) | 51.6 (36.6-66.5) | 57.3 (43.3-71.2) | 59.0 (52.7-65.2) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 66.9 (56.0-77.7) | 66.1 (57.2-75.1) | 49.9 (41.6-58.2) | 58.9 (51.7-66.0) | 51.0 (43.3-58.6) | 57.5 (53.7-61.3) |
| 2003 | 71.4 (62.2-80.5) | 60.0 (52.2-67.8) | 57.5 (50.5-64.4) | 52.1 (45.3-58.9) | 56.7 (48.9-64.6) | 58.5 (55.1-62.0) | |
| 2004 | 67.2 (56.5-77.8) | 64.6 (55.9-73.3) | 52.5 (42.9-62.1) | 60.9 (52.1-69.6) | 53.4 (43.2-63.5) | 59.9 (55.5-64.3) | |
| 2005 | 70.9 (62.4-79.4) | 67.8 (60.3-75.4) | 64.5 (55.7-73.4) | 64.5 (55.5-73.5) | 62.1 (53.6-70.7) | 65.3 (61.6-69.0) | |
| 2006 | 76.5 (67.6-85.5) | 65.4 (55.5-75.3) | 57.5 (47.7-67.3) | 53.2 (43.0-63.5) | 50.8 (40.9-60.8) | 60.5 (56.1-64.9) | |
| 2007 | 68.7 (57.6-79.8) | 57.2 (46.1-68.4) | 43.2 (33.7-52.8) | 45.3 (33.9-56.7) | 46.2 (35.8-56.6) | 51.5 (46.6-56.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,130), 2003 (1,236), 2004 ( 805), 2005 ( 922), 2006 ( 638), 2007 ( 562). The indicator includes those who have attended a dental professional in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: When did you last visit a dental professional about your teeth, dentures or gums? |
| 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 |