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Area has a reputation for being a safe place by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007

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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 90.3 (81.8-98.8) 88.2 (79.7-96.7) 74.0 (64.2-83.8) 74.6 (66.3-82.9) 55.0 (43.6-66.5) 74.7 (70.2-79.3)
2003 89.1 (80.4-97.8) 88.7 (82.2-95.1) 70.8 (60.8-80.8) 69.3 (60.2-78.4) 51.9 (40.8-63.0) 72.4 (67.8-76.9)
2005 94.9 (90.4-99.5) 74.5 (63.7-85.4) 69.2 (57.2-81.2) 69.9 (56.8-83.0) 56.4 (43.4-69.4) 73.5 (68.5-78.5)
2006 91.5 (82.1-100) 61.6 (46.8-76.5) 69.8 (56.3-83.2) 73.4 (60.6-86.3) 45.7 (30.7-60.6) 67.6 (61.2-73.9)
2007 87.8 (75.9-99.8) 74.5 (59.0-89.9) 62.6 (48.4-76.8) 63.7 (47.0-80.5) 38.5 (24.1-52.9) 65.9 (59.0-72.8)
Females 2002 92.5 (81.7-100) 78.5 (66.8-90.1) 62.8 (52.8-72.7) 64.0 (54.7-73.4) 51.1 (40.9-61.2) 67.6 (62.7-72.4)
2003 90.9 (83.4-98.4) 75.7 (66.2-85.2) 75.3 (67.6-83.1) 63.0 (53.6-72.4) 51.8 (40.2-63.3) 70.2 (65.8-74.5)
2005 91.2 (84.7-97.8) 80.4 (72.1-88.8) 81.7 (72.6-90.8) 65.0 (53.0-77.1) 59.7 (48.0-71.3) 76.2 (71.9-80.5)
2006 91.1 (83.2-99.0) 75.0 (62.9-87.0) 63.9 (49.3-78.5) 77.1 (66.1-88.0) 51.7 (38.9-64.4) 70.4 (64.6-76.3)
2007 86.3 (73.1-99.5) 70.9 (56.6-85.3) 71.1 (59.3-82.9) 63.1 (48.7-77.5) 44.0 (30.7-57.3) 65.8 (59.6-72.1)
Persons 2002 91.3 (84.5-98.1) 82.8 (75.1-90.4) 68.6 (61.5-75.8) 69.8 (63.5-76.2) 53.1 (45.4-60.7) 71.3 (67.9-74.6)
2003 90.0 (84.3-95.8) 82.3 (76.4-88.1) 73.2 (67.0-79.5) 66.0 (59.5-72.6) 51.8 (43.8-59.8) 71.4 (68.3-74.5)
2005 93.1 (89.1-97.1) 77.6 (70.8-84.4) 75.4 (67.6-83.1) 67.4 (58.5-76.3) 58.1 (49.3-66.8) 74.8 (71.5-78.1)
2006 91.3 (85.1-97.5) 68.4 (58.6-78.1) 66.9 (56.9-76.9) 75.0 (66.4-83.7) 48.6 (38.8-58.5) 68.9 (64.6-73.3)
2007 87.2 (78.3-96.0) 72.5 (62.0-83.1) 66.8 (57.6-76.1) 63.4 (52.2-74.7) 41.5 (31.7-51.3) 65.8 (61.2-70.5)


Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,129), 2003 (1,213), 2005 ( 906), 2006 ( 624), 2007 ( 544). The indicator includes those who strongly agree or agree that their area has a reputation for being a safe place. The question used was Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement My area has a reputation for being a safe place?
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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