Recommended vegetable consumption by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| 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 | 1997 | 7.3 (2.2-12.4) | 3.9 (0.6-7.2) | 6.6 (2.8-10.4) | 4.7 (0.7-8.6) | 8.9 (4.5-13.4) | 6.3 (4.5-8.2) |
| 1998 | 6.1 (1.2-11.1) | 2.4 (0.2-4.6) | 7.1 (2.1-12.2) | 5.8 (1.9-9.7) | 6.2 (1.8-10.6) | 6.0 (4.0-8.0) | |
| 2002 | 3.1 (0.0-8.9) | 3.9 (0.0-9.2) | 2.6 (0.0-5.2) | 0.7 (0.0-1.8) | 9.1 (3.0-15.2) | 3.8 (1.8-5.7) | |
| 2003 | 6.9 (0.0-14.5) | 5.8 (0.3-11.4) | 7.9 (2.6-13.1) | 6.4 (2.4-10.3) | 10.6 (3.6-17.6) | 7.6 (5.0-10.2) | |
| 2004 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 1.5 (0.0-3.8) | 6.4 (1.3-11.6) | 7.3 (1.2-13.3) | 7.9 (0.0-17.0) | 4.2 (2.0-6.4) | |
| 2005 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 3.9 (0.0-9.9) | 2.8 (0.0-6.8) | 11.8 (0.9-22.8) | 0.7 (0.0-2.0) | 3.2 (1.0-5.3) | |
| 2006 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 5.9 (0.0-11.8) | 4.7 (0.0-10.3) | 1.7 (0.0-5.0) | 3.6 (0.0-8.7) | 3.2 (1.1-5.2) | |
| 2007 | 3.9 (0.0-8.6) | 4.7 (0.0-13.5) | 11.3 (1.2-21.3) | 1.7 (0.0-4.9) | 2.8 (0.0-6.0) | 5.1 (2.1-8.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 9.4 (2.6-16.2) | 9.6 (2.2-17.0) | 6.9 (2.8-11.0) | 5.1 (2.1-8.1) | 5.5 (2.5-8.6) | 7.4 (5.0-9.8) |
| 1998 | 7.8 (1.9-13.7) | 5.2 (1.8-8.6) | 7.2 (2.1-12.4) | 6.8 (2.1-11.6) | 7.7 (2.4-13.0) | 6.8 (4.6-9.0) | |
| 2002 | 1.3 (0.0-3.1) | 6.0 (0.8-11.3) | 5.5 (0.7-10.4) | 3.7 (0.1-7.2) | 2.3 (0.4-4.2) | 3.9 (2.1-5.7) | |
| 2003 | 15.3 (4.2-26.4) | 9.5 (3.1-16.0) | 9.0 (3.0-15.0) | 3.3 (0.7-5.8) | 5.9 (1.1-10.6) | 8.0 (5.3-10.7) | |
| 2004 | 10.0 (0.0-20.1) | 14.4 (4.7-24.1) | 7.0 (0.0-14.0) | 6.4 (0.0-12.9) | 7.8 (0.0-15.6) | 9.2 (5.4-13.0) | |
| 2005 | 5.7 (0.3-11.0) | 3.1 (0.0-7.3) | 11.0 (3.2-18.8) | 4.3 (0.1-8.5) | 7.5 (1.2-13.8) | 5.9 (3.4-8.3) | |
| 2006 | 0.6 (0.0-1.7) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 10.6 (3.5-17.7) | 8.8 (0.0-18.9) | 4.0 (0.0-8.4) | 4.8 (2.2-7.3) | |
| 2007 | 12.7 (0.9-24.5) | 7.6 (0.1-15.1) | 1.8 (0.0-4.7) | 7.2 (0.0-16.5) | 2.6 (0.0-6.2) | 5.5 (2.6-8.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 8.4 (4.1-12.7) | 6.6 (2.6-10.6) | 6.7 (4.0-9.5) | 4.9 (2.4-7.4) | 7.3 (4.5-10.0) | 6.9 (5.3-8.4) |
| 1998 | 7.0 (3.1-10.8) | 3.9 (1.8-6.0) | 7.2 (3.6-10.8) | 6.3 (3.2-9.4) | 6.9 (3.5-10.3) | 6.4 (4.9-7.9) | |
| 2002 | 2.2 (0.0-5.6) | 5.1 (1.4-8.9) | 4.0 (1.3-6.8) | 2.1 (0.3-3.9) | 5.7 (2.5-9.0) | 3.8 (2.5-5.2) | |
| 2003 | 11.1 (4.3-17.9) | 7.7 (3.4-11.9) | 8.5 (4.4-12.5) | 4.8 (2.4-7.1) | 8.4 (4.0-12.8) | 7.8 (5.9-9.7) | |
| 2004 | 4.1 (0.0-8.5) | 8.1 (2.8-13.4) | 6.7 (2.5-10.9) | 6.8 (2.3-11.3) | 7.8 (1.9-13.8) | 6.6 (4.4-8.8) | |
| 2005 | 2.8 (0.1-5.4) | 3.5 (0.0-7.1) | 6.8 (2.4-11.1) | 7.9 (2.1-13.8) | 4.3 (0.9-7.7) | 4.6 (2.9-6.2) | |
| 2006 | 0.3 (0.0-0.8) | 3.0 (0.0-5.9) | 7.6 (3.1-12.1) | 4.9 (0.0-9.9) | 3.8 (0.5-7.2) | 3.9 (2.3-5.6) | |
| 2007 | 8.0 (1.7-14.2) | 6.2 (0.5-11.9) | 5.4 (1.1-9.6) | 3.9 (0.0-8.3) | 2.7 (0.2-5.1) | 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 at least 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 |