Run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in local area 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 | 83.5 (79.0-88.0) | 92.0 (83.7-100) | 86.0 (82.0-89.9) |
| 2003 | 81.7 (76.9-86.6) | 92.6 (89.4-95.9) | 84.9 (81.3-88.5) | |
| 2005 | 80.4 (75.0-85.8) | 88.9 (83.4-94.4) | 82.6 (78.3-86.9) | |
| 2006 | 78.3 (71.6-85.0) | 88.8 (82.3-95.3) | 81.1 (75.9-86.4) | |
| 2007 | 83.9 (77.4-90.4) | 83.7 (73.0-94.5) | 83.8 (78.3-89.4) | |
| Females | 2002 | 86.1 (82.0-90.2) | 91.3 (86.7-95.9) | 87.6 (84.4-90.8) |
| 2003 | 81.9 (77.5-86.2) | 90.0 (84.0-95.9) | 84.0 (80.4-87.6) | |
| 2005 | 87.7 (83.5-92.0) | 91.5 (88.0-95.1) | 88.8 (85.5-92.0) | |
| 2006 | 77.1 (70.5-83.6) | 85.4 (79.0-91.7) | 79.3 (74.2-84.4) | |
| 2007 | 83.8 (77.1-90.4) | 94.9 (91.3-98.6) | 87.0 (82.1-92.0) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 84.8 (81.8-87.8) | 91.6 (86.8-96.4) | 86.7 (84.2-89.3) |
| 2003 | 81.5 (78.2-84.8) | 91.3 (88.0-94.6) | 84.2 (81.7-86.8) | |
| 2005 | 84.1 (80.6-87.5) | 90.3 (87.0-93.5) | 85.7 (83.0-88.4) | |
| 2006 | 77.7 (73.0-82.4) | 87.1 (82.6-91.7) | 80.3 (76.6-83.9) | |
| 2007 | 83.8 (79.1-88.5) | 89.5 (83.7-95.3) | 85.4 (81.7-89.1) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,174), 2003 (1,250), 2005 ( 935), 2006 ( 644), 2007 ( 562). The indicator includes those who run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in their local area at least some of the time. The question used was: When you go shopping in your local area how often are you likely to run into friends and acquaintances? |
| 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 |