Public dental service attendance 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 | 5.9 (0.0-13.8) | 6.1 (0.1-12.2) | 3.9 (0.2-7.6) | 12.6 (4.2-21.0) | 4.0 (0.0-8.1) | 6.8 (3.8-9.8) |
| 2003 | 5.3 (0.0-11.2) | 6.1 (0.5-11.8) | 5.2 (0.8-9.5) | 3.4 (0.7-6.2) | 6.4 (1.8-11.0) | 5.3 (3.2-7.3) | |
| 2004 | 10.8 (0.0-21.9) | 13.2 (3.4-23.1) | 6.8 (0.4-13.2) | 12.0 (3.4-20.6) | 18.3 (5.3-31.2) | 11.7 (7.2-16.2) | |
| 2005 | 7.8 (0.5-15.1) | 15.3 (5.8-24.8) | 6.7 (0.8-12.7) | 3.1 (0.0-7.5) | 9.5 (2.0-16.9) | 9.0 (5.6-12.4) | |
| 2006 | 8.5 (0.0-18.4) | 2.8 (0.0-6.2) | 8.9 (2.0-15.7) | 10.4 (2.2-18.5) | 8.6 (0.0-18.2) | 7.8 (4.2-11.3) | |
| 2007 | 14.4 (4.3-24.4) | 11.9 (1.5-22.3) | 12.4 (3.2-21.7) | 14.3 (6.7-21.9) | 14.9 (6.2-23.6) | 13.5 (9.3-17.6) | |
| Females | 2002 | 16.5 (0.6-32.5) | 7.8 (2.5-13.2) | 13.4 (6.8-20.1) | 12.4 (6.8-18.0) | 6.4 (1.5-11.3) | 10.9 (7.7-14.2) |
| 2003 | 2.3 (0.0-5.7) | 4.8 (0.3-9.2) | 5.4 (1.3-9.6) | 3.9 (1.6-6.2) | 8.0 (2.4-13.5) | 5.0 (3.2-6.9) | |
| 2004 | 4.0 (0.0-9.5) | 12.2 (2.9-21.5) | 11.8 (3.4-20.1) | 5.1 (1.4-8.9) | 15.1 (5.0-25.1) | 9.8 (6.2-13.5) | |
| 2005 | 6.0 (0.2-11.7) | 8.9 (2.8-14.9) | 9.8 (2.3-17.3) | 12.8 (5.7-19.9) | 11.8 (4.7-18.9) | 9.0 (6.2-11.8) | |
| 2006 | 1.9 (0.0-4.6) | 11.1 (2.8-19.3) | 5.0 (0.7-9.4) | 2.4 (0.0-5.4) | 6.8 (0.2-13.5) | 5.5 (3.0-8.1) | |
| 2007 | 3.8 (0.0-7.7) | 14.6 (5.7-23.5) | 11.9 (5.6-18.1) | 11.5 (4.6-18.4) | 17.0 (8.5-25.5) | 11.9 (8.7-15.2) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 10.7 (2.1-19.2) | 7.1 (3.1-11.1) | 8.6 (4.7-12.4) | 12.5 (7.3-17.7) | 5.2 (2.0-8.4) | 8.8 (6.6-11.1) |
| 2003 | 3.8 (0.4-7.2) | 5.5 (1.9-9.1) | 5.3 (2.3-8.3) | 3.6 (1.9-5.4) | 7.1 (3.6-10.7) | 5.1 (3.7-6.5) | |
| 2004 | 8.0 (1.0-15.0) | 12.7 (5.9-19.4) | 8.9 (3.8-14.1) | 8.2 (3.8-12.5) | 16.5 (8.4-24.5) | 10.8 (7.9-13.7) | |
| 2005 | 6.9 (2.2-11.6) | 12.0 (6.4-17.6) | 8.2 (3.5-13.0) | 8.0 (3.8-12.3) | 10.7 (5.6-15.8) | 9.0 (6.8-11.2) | |
| 2006 | 5.2 (0.0-10.5) | 6.9 (2.4-11.5) | 7.0 (2.9-11.1) | 6.8 (2.1-11.6) | 7.7 (1.8-13.6) | 6.7 (4.5-8.9) | |
| 2007 | 9.2 (3.6-14.7) | 13.4 (6.7-20.2) | 12.1 (6.8-17.5) | 12.9 (7.8-18.0) | 16.1 (10.0-22.1) | 12.7 (10.1-15.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,173), 2003 (1,251), 2004 ( 813), 2005 ( 934), 2006 ( 641), 2007 ( 798). The indicator includes those who attended a public dental service or dental hospital in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: In the last 12 months, have you attended a public (government-run) dental service or dental hospital? |
| 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 |