Eating potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2005-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2005-2007
| 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 | 2005 | 38.0 (20.7-55.4) | 16.0 (4.0-28.0) | 24.2 (10.7-37.8) | 15.9 (1.6-30.2) | 13.1 (0.0-27.1) | 21.7 (15.1-28.3) |
| 2006 | 23.7 (9.4-37.9) | 30.7 (17.3-44.2) | 38.5 (24.3-52.6) | 16.9 (7.0-26.8) | 29.6 (15.2-44.0) | 28.6 (22.6-34.7) | |
| 2007 | 9.8 (1.1-18.5) | 23.5 (9.2-37.8) | 26.3 (11.8-40.8) | 18.0 (3.7-32.4) | 18.9 (6.6-31.3) | 19.0 (13.2-24.9) | |
| Females | 2005 | 36.0 (20.3-51.6) | 23.5 (9.8-37.3) | 32.1 (13.7-50.6) | 37.2 (20.7-53.7) | 26.3 (12.1-40.6) | 30.4 (23.5-37.4) |
| 2006 | 28.0 (15.2-40.9) | 23.2 (11.8-34.5) | 39.9 (26.2-53.5) | 30.7 (17.9-43.4) | 41.5 (28.8-54.1) | 33.0 (27.2-38.8) | |
| 2007 | 39.5 (23.2-55.7) | 33.5 (19.3-47.7) | 25.1 (15.4-34.9) | 21.7 (10.3-33.1) | 36.5 (23.0-50.0) | 31.4 (25.5-37.3) | |
| Persons | 2005 | 37.0 (25.3-48.7) | 19.5 (10.4-28.6) | 28.4 (16.6-40.1) | 26.2 (15.0-37.4) | 19.7 (9.7-29.7) | 26.0 (21.2-30.9) |
| 2006 | 25.8 (16.2-35.4) | 26.9 (18.0-35.8) | 39.1 (29.4-48.9) | 23.0 (14.9-31.1) | 35.6 (26.0-45.2) | 30.8 (26.6-35.0) | |
| 2007 | 23.8 (13.8-33.7) | 29.0 (18.8-39.2) | 25.6 (17.4-33.8) | 19.6 (10.0-29.1) | 28.1 (18.8-37.4) | 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 |