Feel safe walking down their street after dark by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2002 | 83.7 (78.2-89.2) | 88.6 (83.7-93.6) | 85.1 (80.9-89.3) |
| 2003 | 83.5 (78.6-88.4) | 80.9 (75.5-86.3) | 82.7 (78.9-86.5) | |
| 2005 | 85.4 (80.3-90.4) | 89.5 (84.2-94.8) | 86.4 (82.5-90.4) | |
| 2006 | 80.9 (74.2-87.6) | 84.6 (77.6-91.6) | 81.9 (76.7-87.1) | |
| 2007 | 74.0 (66.4-81.6) | 80.8 (71.5-90.2) | 75.9 (69.8-82.0) | |
| Females | 2002 | 63.1 (56.9-69.3) | 67.2 (60.0-74.3) | 64.2 (59.4-69.1) |
| 2003 | 68.4 (63.1-73.8) | 66.1 (58.9-73.3) | 67.8 (63.5-72.2) | |
| 2005 | 64.8 (58.4-71.2) | 66.6 (59.8-73.5) | 65.3 (60.3-70.3) | |
| 2006 | 60.7 (53.1-68.4) | 67.6 (59.5-75.7) | 62.6 (56.6-68.6) | |
| 2007 | 55.7 (47.6-63.9) | 67.0 (58.0-76.0) | 59.0 (52.6-65.4) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 73.6 (69.4-77.7) | 78.3 (73.7-82.8) | 74.9 (71.7-78.2) |
| 2003 | 76.0 (72.4-79.6) | 73.5 (69.0-78.0) | 75.3 (72.4-78.2) | |
| 2005 | 75.0 (70.8-79.2) | 77.8 (73.3-82.3) | 75.8 (72.5-79.1) | |
| 2006 | 71.2 (66.1-76.3) | 76.4 (71.0-81.9) | 72.6 (68.6-76.7) | |
| 2007 | 65.1 (59.5-70.8) | 73.8 (67.3-80.3) | 67.6 (63.1-72.0) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,164), 2003 (1,245), 2005 ( 929), 2006 ( 641), 2007 ( 559). The indicator includes those who strongly agree or agree that they feel safe walking down their street after dark. The question used was: Do you strongly agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement I feel safe walking down my street after dark? |
| 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 |