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Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 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 27.4 (15.0-39.8) 18.8 (9.8-27.8) 27.1 (16.8-37.3) 27.1 (18.2-35.9) 27.1 (17.3-37.0) 25.9 (21.4-30.5)
2003 21.8 (10.1-33.5) 39.7 (28.3-51.1) 28.7 (18.8-38.6) 27.4 (18.7-36.2) 19.0 (10.8-27.1) 27.5 (23.0-32.0)
2005 31.0 (19.3-42.7) 38.5 (26.5-50.4) 31.2 (20.1-42.3) 20.0 (10.3-29.7) 18.1 (8.4-27.7) 29.1 (24.1-34.2)
2006 32.4 (16.4-48.4) 21.7 (11.0-32.4) 33.2 (20.3-46.0) 40.6 (26.1-55.1) 21.1 (9.0-33.2) 30.0 (23.9-36.0)
Females 2002 27.6 (11.0-44.2) 32.2 (20.9-43.5) 28.4 (19.5-37.2) 29.4 (21.1-37.8) 31.6 (22.6-40.5) 30.0 (25.4-34.5)
2003 21.4 (10.0-32.9) 18.2 (10.4-26.0) 21.9 (14.8-29.0) 24.7 (16.8-32.6) 17.6 (9.5-25.8) 20.9 (17.2-24.6)
2005 42.8 (30.9-54.7) 41.3 (30.6-52.0) 29.0 (17.5-40.4) 52.7 (40.6-64.7) 35.6 (24.1-47.1) 39.1 (34.0-44.2)
2006 19.7 (9.2-30.1) 43.8 (29.6-57.9) 35.0 (21.7-48.2) 21.7 (11.0-32.5) 24.4 (12.7-36.2) 29.3 (23.7-34.9)
Persons 2002 27.5 (17.4-37.6) 26.3 (18.7-33.9) 27.7 (20.9-34.5) 28.2 (22.0-34.3) 29.4 (22.7-36.0) 27.9 (24.7-31.1)
2003 21.6 (13.4-29.8) 29.1 (21.9-36.3) 25.1 (19.1-31.1) 26.0 (20.1-31.9) 18.3 (12.6-24.1) 23.9 (21.0-26.8)
2005 36.8 (28.3-45.2) 39.9 (31.9-47.9) 30.1 (22.1-38.1) 36.7 (28.3-45.2) 27.3 (19.5-35.0) 34.1 (30.5-37.8)
2006 26.1 (16.2-35.9) 32.8 (23.6-42.1) 34.0 (24.8-43.3) 32.2 (22.6-41.8) 22.8 (14.3-31.2) 29.6 (25.5-33.8)


Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,176), 2003 (1,252), 2005 ( 936), 2006 ( 644). The indicator includes those who have helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months. The question used was: In the last 3 months, have you helped out any local group or organisation such as a school, scouts and brownies, a sporting club, or hospital, as a volunteer, or other organisation?
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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