Recommended vegetable consumption by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 5.8 (3.5-8.0) | 7.8 (4.6-11.0) | 6.3 (4.5-8.2) |
| 1998 | 5.5 (3.1-8.0) | 7.1 (3.9-10.4) | 6.0 (4.0-8.0) | |
| 2002 | 3.9 (1.4-6.3) | 3.6 (0.5-6.6) | 3.8 (1.8-5.7) | |
| 2003 | 7.2 (3.8-10.5) | 8.6 (4.8-12.4) | 7.6 (5.0-10.2) | |
| 2004 | 2.8 (0.4-5.2) | 7.9 (3.1-12.7) | 4.2 (2.0-6.4) | |
| 2005 | 2.9 (0.3-5.5) | 4.0 (0.6-7.5) | 3.2 (1.0-5.3) | |
| 2006 | 3.8 (1.2-6.4) | 1.5 (0.0-4.3) | 3.2 (1.1-5.2) | |
| 2007 | 5.5 (1.6-9.4) | 4.2 (0.4-7.9) | 5.1 (2.1-8.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 6.5 (3.4-9.7) | 9.5 (6.2-12.9) | 7.4 (5.0-9.8) |
| 1998 | 5.9 (3.4-8.4) | 9.3 (4.8-13.7) | 6.8 (4.6-9.0) | |
| 2002 | 4.3 (2.0-6.6) | 2.8 (0.7-4.9) | 3.9 (2.1-5.7) | |
| 2003 | 8.7 (5.2-12.1) | 6.1 (2.8-9.4) | 8.0 (5.3-10.7) | |
| 2004 | 8.9 (4.3-13.5) | 9.9 (3.2-16.6) | 9.2 (5.4-13.0) | |
| 2005 | 6.0 (2.9-9.2) | 5.5 (2.2-8.7) | 5.9 (3.4-8.3) | |
| 2006 | 3.2 (0.6-5.7) | 9.0 (2.9-15.1) | 4.8 (2.2-7.3) | |
| 2007 | 6.2 (2.3-10.0) | 3.8 (0.3-7.3) | 5.5 (2.6-8.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 6.1 (4.2-8.1) | 8.6 (6.3-11.0) | 6.9 (5.3-8.4) |
| 1998 | 5.7 (3.9-7.4) | 8.2 (5.4-10.9) | 6.4 (4.9-7.9) | |
| 2002 | 4.1 (2.4-5.8) | 3.2 (1.3-5.1) | 3.8 (2.5-5.2) | |
| 2003 | 7.9 (5.5-10.4) | 7.4 (4.9-10.0) | 7.8 (5.9-9.7) | |
| 2004 | 5.8 (3.2-8.4) | 8.9 (4.8-13.0) | 6.6 (4.4-8.8) | |
| 2005 | 4.5 (2.4-6.5) | 4.8 (2.4-7.1) | 4.6 (2.9-6.2) | |
| 2006 | 3.5 (1.7-5.3) | 5.1 (1.7-8.5) | 3.9 (2.3-5.6) | |
| 2007 | 5.8 (3.1-8.6) | 4.0 (1.4-6.5) | 5.3 (3.2-7.4) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,863), 1998 (1,736), 2002 (1,163), 2003 (1,241), 2004 ( 812), 2005 ( 930), 2006 ( 635), 2007 ( 563). The indicator includes those who met the recommended consumption of vegetables. The recommended vegetable intake is 5 serves per day for persons aged 16 years and over. One serve is equivalent to 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables or one cup of salad vegetables. The question used to define the indicator was: How many serves of vegetables do you usually eat each day? |
| 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 |