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Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2006

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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 2002 46.6 (32.8-60.4) 51.1 (37.0-65.1) 50.7 (37.9-63.4) 50.0 (39.5-60.5) 50.9 (39.7-62.1) 50.0 (44.5-55.5)
2003 55.3 (41.3-69.4) 43.0 (31.5-54.5) 54.7 (44.1-65.3) 48.5 (38.8-58.2) 48.0 (37.1-59.0) 49.5 (44.4-54.5)
2005 57.8 (44.9-70.7) 57.1 (44.7-69.4) 53.0 (40.7-65.2) 55.8 (42.0-69.5) 50.7 (37.7-63.6) 53.8 (48.2-59.4)
2006 49.6 (33.1-66.0) 54.3 (39.5-69.1) 43.4 (29.9-56.9) 48.8 (34.0-63.6) 58.7 (44.0-73.3) 51.2 (44.6-57.8)
Females 2002 61.5 (42.9-80.0) 61.7 (49.4-74.1) 57.9 (48.0-67.7) 60.7 (51.6-69.8) 57.3 (47.3-67.3) 59.6 (54.5-64.7)
2003 65.3 (51.7-78.9) 52.2 (41.3-63.1) 59.9 (50.9-68.9) 63.3 (54.3-72.3) 48.6 (37.1-60.0) 57.7 (52.9-62.5)
2005 67.4 (56.0-78.7) 70.4 (60.6-80.1) 72.1 (61.1-83.1) 58.0 (45.9-70.1) 50.9 (38.9-62.9) 64.1 (59.0-69.1)
2006 60.4 (46.3-74.5) 60.7 (46.2-75.1) 63.7 (50.8-76.6) 59.0 (45.1-72.9) 42.8 (30.1-55.5) 57.0 (50.9-63.2)
Persons 2002 53.3 (41.8-64.7) 57.0 (47.7-66.3) 54.2 (46.0-62.3) 55.0 (47.8-62.1) 54.1 (46.6-61.6) 54.7 (50.9-58.5)
2003 60.2 (50.3-70.1) 47.5 (39.6-55.5) 57.5 (50.6-64.3) 56.1 (49.4-62.9) 48.3 (40.4-56.2) 53.2 (49.7-56.7)
2005 62.4 (53.7-71.1) 64.0 (56.1-71.9) 62.3 (53.7-70.9) 56.9 (47.8-66.0) 50.8 (42.0-59.6) 59.0 (55.2-62.8)
2006 55.0 (44.0-65.9) 57.5 (47.2-67.8) 53.2 (43.4-63.1) 53.3 (43.0-63.7) 50.8 (40.9-60.7) 54.0 (49.5-58.6)


Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,175), 2003 (1,252), 2005 ( 935), 2006 ( 644). The indicator includes those who have attended at least one community event in the last 6 months. The question used was: In the last 6 months, how often have you attended a local community event such as a church or school fete, school concert, or a street fair?
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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