Eating potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2005-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2005-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2005 | 23.3 (15.1-31.6) | 16.9 (8.0-25.9) | 21.7 (15.1-28.3) |
| 2006 | 32.2 (24.5-40.0) | 19.3 (11.5-27.0) | 28.6 (22.6-34.7) | |
| 2007 | 16.1 (9.6-22.7) | 26.0 (14.5-37.6) | 19.0 (13.2-24.9) | |
| Females | 2005 | 29.8 (20.9-38.6) | 32.3 (22.2-42.3) | 30.4 (23.5-37.4) |
| 2006 | 34.4 (27.1-41.8) | 29.3 (21.2-37.4) | 33.0 (27.2-38.8) | |
| 2007 | 31.5 (24.0-38.9) | 31.0 (22.2-39.9) | 31.4 (25.5-37.3) | |
| Persons | 2005 | 26.5 (20.4-32.5) | 24.9 (18.0-31.8) | 26.0 (21.2-30.9) |
| 2006 | 33.3 (28.0-38.7) | 24.1 (18.4-29.7) | 30.8 (26.6-35.0) | |
| 2007 | 24.2 (19.1-29.3) | 28.6 (21.4-35.8) | 25.5 (21.3-29.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2005 ( 429), 2006 ( 640), 2007 ( 556). The indicator includes those who ate potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month. The question used to define the indicator was: How often do you eat potato crisps or other salty snacks? |
| 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 |