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Trends in health behaviours
Trends in health behaviours
| Persons aged 16 to 24 years | Persons aged 16 years and over | | Indicator | Year | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | | Risk alcohol drinking | 1997 | 54.2 (50.2-58.2) | 48.0 (43.9-52.0) | 51.1 (48.3-54.0) | 50.6 (49.1-52.0) | 34.3 (33.1-35.6) | 42.3 (41.3-43.3) | | 1998 | 56.1 (51.7-60.5) | 53.5 (49.3-57.8) | 54.8 (51.8-57.9) | 50.4 (48.8-52.0) | 36.3 (35.0-37.6) | 43.2 (42.2-44.2) | | 2002 | 46.7 (41.2-52.2) | 46.8 (41.6-52.0) | 46.8 (43.0-50.5) | 39.3 (37.3-41.2) | 30.2 (28.6-31.8) | 34.7 (33.4-35.9) | | 2003 | 48.9 (43.9-54.0) | 43.9 (39.2-48.6) | 46.0 (42.6-49.5) | 41.5 (39.5-43.4) | 30.2 (28.8-31.7) | 35.6 (34.4-36.8) | | 2004 | 53.0 (46.2-59.8) | 45.4 (39.5-51.4) | 49.3 (44.7-53.8) | 40.5 (38.1-42.8) | 30.3 (28.5-32.1) | 35.3 (33.8-36.8) | | 2005 | 47.5 (41.8-53.2) | 38.0 (33.0-43.0) | 42.7 (38.8-46.5) | 37.2 (35.3-39.2) | 27.3 (25.8-28.7) | 32.1 (30.9-33.3) | | 2006 | 42.7 (36.1-49.2) | 39.6 (33.5-45.7) | 41.2 (36.7-45.7) | 37.3 (35.0-39.6) | 28.4 (26.7-30.2) | 32.8 (31.4-34.2) | | 2007 | 49.1 (41.5-56.7) | 41.8 (35.6-48.0) | 45.3 (40.4-50.1) | 37.2 (34.7-39.7) | 27.0 (25.2-28.8) | 31.9 (30.3-33.4) | | High risk alcohol drinking | 2002 | 27.7 (22.3-33.0) | 28.3 (22.8-33.9) | 28.0 (24.1-31.8) | 16.8 (15.1-18.5) | 12.1 (10.7-13.6) | 14.7 (13.5-15.8) | | 2003 | 33.9 (28.7-39.1) | 27.3 (22.6-32.1) | 30.7 (27.1-34.2) | 17.8 (16.1-19.5) | 10.8 (9.6-12.0) | 14.5 (13.5-15.6) | | 2004 | 36.1 (28.5-43.7) | 27.8 (21.4-34.2) | 32.3 (27.2-37.4) | 15.6 (13.7-17.5) | 10.9 (9.3-12.4) | 13.5 (12.2-14.7) | | 2005 | 25.7 (20.7-30.7) | 15.6 (12.0-19.3) | 20.6 (17.5-23.7) | 13.2 (11.7-14.7) | 7.1 (6.2-8.0) | 10.1 (9.2-10.9) | | 2006 | 24.1 (18.3-29.8) | 13.7 (9.3-18.0) | 19.1 (15.4-22.7) | 12.3 (10.7-13.9) | 6.4 (5.4-7.5) | 9.4 (8.4-10.3) | | 2007 | 21.7 (15.4-28.1) | 15.9 (11.4-20.4) | 18.7 (14.8-22.5) | 11.3 (9.6-13.0) | 6.7 (5.6-7.7) | 8.9 (7.9-9.9) | | Homes with a smoke alarm or detector | 1997 | - | - | 54.4 (51.6-57.3) | - | - | 58.2 (57.3-59.2) | | 1998 | - | - | 58.8 (55.8-61.8) | - | - | 64.0 (63.0-65.0) | | 2002 | - | - | 72.5 (69.2-75.9) | - | - | 73.0 (71.9-74.1) | | 2003 | - | - | 69.5 (66.3-72.7) | - | - | 72.8 (71.7-73.9) | | 2004 | - | - | 71.8 (67.7-75.9) | - | - | 71.5 (70.1-72.9) | | 2005 | - | - | 78.2 (74.9-81.5) | - | - | 76.9 (75.8-78.0) | | 2006 | - | - | 82.1 (78.5-85.7) | - | - | 86.9 (85.8-87.9) | | 2007 | - | - | 89.8 (86.7-92.9) | - | - | 92.9 (92.0-93.7) | | Recommended fruit consumption | 1997 | 40.9 (37.0-44.8) | 45.3 (41.3-49.4) | 43.1 (40.3-45.9) | 39.7 (38.3-41.1) | 52.4 (51.1-53.7) | 46.1 (45.2-47.1) | | 1998 | 43.7 (39.4-48.0) | 43.8 (39.6-47.9) | 43.7 (40.7-46.7) | 39.5 (38.0-41.0) | 50.9 (49.5-52.2) | 45.3 (44.3-46.3) | | 2002 | 42.5 (36.9-48.0) | 44.3 (39.1-49.4) | 43.3 (39.6-47.1) | 41.4 (39.4-43.3) | 51.2 (49.5-52.9) | 46.3 (45.0-47.6) | | 2003 | 40.1 (35.0-45.1) | 51.0 (46.2-55.8) | 45.2 (41.7-48.6) | 40.1 (38.2-42.0) | 54.5 (53.0-56.1) | 47.4 (46.2-48.6) | | 2004 | 37.8 (31.2-44.4) | 43.8 (37.9-49.7) | 40.8 (36.3-45.2) | 40.6 (38.3-43.0) | 53.4 (51.5-55.4) | 47.1 (45.6-48.6) | | 2005 | 48.1 (42.5-53.7) | 52.7 (47.5-58.0) | 50.4 (46.6-54.3) | 44.6 (42.6-46.5) | 57.5 (55.9-59.1) | 51.2 (49.9-52.4) | | 2006 | 47.9 (41.2-54.6) | 52.8 (46.6-59.0) | 50.3 (45.7-54.9) | 47.0 (44.7-49.3) | 59.6 (57.7-61.5) | 53.4 (51.9-54.9) | | 2007 | 47.9 (40.6-55.3) | 55.3 (49.0-61.6) | 51.8 (46.9-56.6) | 48.4 (45.8-50.9) | 59.8 (57.9-61.8) | 54.4 (52.8-56.0) | | Recommended vegetable consumption | 1997 | 6.3 (4.5-8.2) | 7.4 (5.0-9.8) | 6.9 (5.3-8.4) | 8.0 (7.3-8.8) | 9.7 (8.9-10.5) | 8.9 (8.3-9.4) | | 1998 | 6.0 (4.0-8.0) | 6.8 (4.6-9.0) | 6.4 (4.9-7.9) | 7.1 (6.4-7.9) | 8.6 (7.8-9.3) | 7.9 (7.3-8.4) | | 2002 | 3.8 (1.8-5.7) | 3.9 (2.1-5.7) | 3.8 (2.5-5.2) | 5.8 (4.9-6.6) | 9.1 (8.3-10.0) | 7.5 (6.9-8.1) | | 2003 | 7.6 (5.0-10.2) | 8.0 (5.3-10.7) | 7.8 (5.9-9.7) | 8.1 (7.1-9.1) | 11.4 (10.4-12.4) | 9.8 (9.1-10.5) | | 2004 | 4.2 (2.0-6.4) | 9.2 (5.4-13.0) | 6.6 (4.4-8.8) | 6.0 (5.0-7.0) | 10.3 (9.1-11.4) | 8.2 (7.4-8.9) | | 2005 | 3.2 (1.0-5.3) | 5.9 (3.4-8.3) | 4.6 (2.9-6.2) | 4.7 (3.9-5.4) | 10.1 (9.2-10.9) | 7.4 (6.8-8.0) | | 2006 | 3.2 (1.1-5.2) | 4.8 (2.2-7.3) | 3.9 (2.3-5.6) | 6.4 (5.3-7.5) | 12.4 (11.3-13.6) | 9.4 (8.7-10.2) | | 2007 | 5.1 (2.1-8.1) | 5.5 (2.6-8.5) | 5.3 (3.2-7.4) | 7.2 (6.0-8.4) | 13.8 (12.5-15.1) | 10.7 (9.8-11.5) | | Usual use of lower fat milks | 1997 | 23.0 (19.7-26.3) | 45.0 (41.0-49.1) | 33.8 (31.2-36.5) | 37.2 (35.8-38.6) | 53.6 (52.3-55.0) | 45.5 (44.6-46.5) | | 1998 | 28.0 (24.0-31.9) | 45.1 (40.8-49.4) | 36.3 (33.3-39.2) | 38.6 (37.0-40.1) | 52.3 (50.9-53.6) | 45.5 (44.5-46.5) | | 2002 | 21.4 (17.1-25.6) | 39.8 (34.7-44.9) | 30.4 (27.0-33.9) | 35.6 (33.7-37.4) | 50.6 (48.9-52.3) | 43.2 (41.9-44.4) | | 2003 | 21.2 (17.2-25.1) | 40.4 (35.7-45.2) | 31.0 (27.9-34.2) | 37.2 (35.4-39.1) | 50.9 (49.3-52.4) | 44.2 (42.9-45.4) | | 2004 | 23.1 (17.3-28.9) | 44.6 (38.6-50.6) | 33.7 (29.4-37.9) | 38.8 (36.4-41.1) | 53.2 (51.3-55.1) | 46.1 (44.6-47.6) | | 2005 | 24.8 (19.8-29.7) | 40.3 (35.2-45.4) | 32.6 (29.1-36.2) | 37.4 (35.5-39.2) | 50.4 (48.8-52.0) | 44.0 (42.7-45.2) | | 2006 | 24.5 (18.8-30.1) | 40.8 (34.8-46.9) | 32.3 (28.1-36.5) | 40.7 (38.5-43.0) | 53.9 (52.0-55.8) | 47.3 (45.9-48.8) | | 2007 | 26.7 (20.0-33.4) | 39.7 (33.5-45.9) | 33.5 (28.9-38.1) | 38.5 (36.0-40.9) | 52.3 (50.3-54.3) | 45.7 (44.1-47.2) | | Eating potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month | 2005 | 21.7 (15.1-28.3) | 30.4 (23.5-37.4) | 26.0 (21.2-30.9) | 42.1 (39.3-44.9) | 48.1 (45.8-50.3) | 45.1 (43.3-46.9) | | 2006 | 28.6 (22.6-34.7) | 33.0 (27.2-38.8) | 30.8 (26.6-35.0) | 43.9 (41.6-46.2) | 49.4 (47.5-51.3) | 46.7 (45.2-48.2) | | 2007 | 19.0 (13.2-24.9) | 31.4 (25.5-37.3) | 25.5 (21.3-29.7) | 39.6 (37.1-42.0) | 48.5 (46.5-50.5) | 44.2 (42.6-45.8) | | Eating breads and cereals once a day or more | 2002 | 97.9 (96.4-99.4) | 94.8 (92.8-96.9) | 96.4 (95.1-97.6) | 96.3 (95.5-97.0) | 95.1 (94.4-95.8) | 95.7 (95.2-96.2) | | 2003 | 96.9 (95.0-98.7) | 94.3 (92.1-96.5) | 95.6 (94.2-97.0) | 95.6 (94.7-96.4) | 94.5 (93.8-95.2) | 95.0 (94.5-95.6) | | 2004 | 96.9 (95.0-98.8) | 92.9 (89.7-96.0) | 94.9 (93.1-96.8) | 95.7 (94.8-96.7) | 93.1 (92.1-94.1) | 94.4 (93.7-95.1) | | 2005 | 95.9 (93.7-98.1) | 91.2 (88.2-94.2) | 93.5 (91.6-95.4) | 94.8 (93.8-95.7) | 92.2 (91.3-93.1) | 93.5 (92.8-94.1) | | 2006 | 96.1 (94.1-98.2) | 91.8 (88.7-95.0) | 94.1 (92.2-95.9) | 95.9 (95.1-96.8) | 93.1 (92.2-94.0) | 94.5 (93.9-95.1) | | 2007 | 96.5 (94.2-98.7) | 86.0 (81.2-90.8) | 91.0 (88.2-93.8) | 95.6 (94.4-96.7) | 91.9 (90.7-93.1) | 93.7 (92.8-94.5) | | Eating processed meat products less than 3 times a week | 1997 | 56.6 (52.7-60.5) | 75.0 (71.6-78.3) | 65.6 (63.0-68.3) | 71.6 (70.3-72.9) | 86.5 (85.6-87.4) | 79.2 (78.4-80.0) | | 2002 | 54.7 (49.3-60.2) | 73.1 (68.4-77.8) | 63.8 (60.1-67.4) | 68.9 (67.1-70.8) | 84.5 (83.2-85.7) | 76.8 (75.6-77.9) | | 2003 | 57.6 (52.7-62.6) | 80.5 (76.5-84.4) | 69.2 (66.0-72.5) | 73.7 (72.0-75.5) | 85.7 (84.5-86.8) | 79.8 (78.8-80.9) | | 2004 | 54.4 (47.7-61.1) | 79.1 (74.4-83.9) | 66.6 (62.3-70.8) | 72.5 (70.3-74.6) | 85.0 (83.6-86.4) | 78.8 (77.5-80.1) | | 2005 | 53.2 (47.5-58.8) | 76.1 (71.4-80.8) | 64.8 (61.1-68.5) | 72.2 (70.4-74.0) | 84.1 (82.8-85.3) | 78.2 (77.1-79.3) | | 2006 | 56.6 (50.0-63.2) | 76.0 (70.7-81.3) | 65.9 (61.6-70.3) | 73.8 (71.7-75.8) | 83.3 (81.8-84.8) | 78.6 (77.3-79.8) | | 2007 | 52.9 (45.5-60.2) | 75.5 (70.2-80.7) | 64.6 (60.0-69.2) | 69.6 (67.2-72.1) | 85.0 (83.6-86.5) | 77.7 (76.3-79.1) | | Adequate physical activity | 1998 | 69.7 (65.8-73.6) | 60.3 (56.2-64.3) | 65.1 (62.2-67.9) | 52.5 (51.0-54.0) | 43.4 (42.1-44.7) | 47.9 (46.9-48.9) | | 2002 | 65.4 (60.1-70.7) | 54.7 (49.6-59.8) | 60.1 (56.5-63.8) | 51.0 (49.1-53.0) | 43.4 (41.8-45.1) | 47.2 (45.9-48.5) | | 2003 | 67.2 (62.5-71.9) | 54.3 (49.5-59.1) | 60.5 (57.2-63.9) | 49.5 (47.6-51.5) | 40.4 (38.9-42.0) | 44.7 (43.5-46.0) | | 2004 | 65.9 (59.4-72.4) | 65.0 (59.5-70.6) | 65.5 (61.2-69.8) | 57.0 (54.7-59.3) | 47.9 (46.0-49.8) | 52.4 (50.9-53.9) | | 2005 | 69.7 (64.5-75.0) | 59.6 (54.4-64.7) | 64.6 (60.9-68.3) | 56.6 (54.6-58.5) | 47.3 (45.7-49.0) | 51.9 (50.6-53.1) | | 2006 | 72.3 (66.1-78.4) | 61.4 (55.4-67.3) | 67.0 (62.7-71.3) | 60.4 (58.1-62.7) | 49.6 (47.6-51.5) | 54.9 (53.4-56.4) | | 2007 | 76.7 (69.8-83.6) | 56.3 (48.7-63.9) | 66.8 (61.5-72.1) | 62.1 (59.3-65.0) | 47.6 (45.2-50.0) | 54.8 (52.9-56.7) | | Current smoking | 1997 | 31.3 (27.6-34.9) | 29.2 (25.6-32.7) | 30.2 (27.7-32.8) | 27.1 (25.8-28.4) | 21.1 (20.0-22.1) | 24.0 (23.2-24.9) | | 1998 | 29.5 (25.7-33.3) | 28.0 (24.3-31.6) | 28.8 (26.1-31.4) | 26.2 (24.8-27.5) | 21.3 (20.2-22.4) | 23.7 (22.8-24.6) | | 2002 | 24.3 (19.7-28.8) | 27.1 (22.6-31.6) | 25.6 (22.4-28.8) | 23.9 (22.2-25.6) | 19.2 (17.9-20.5) | 21.5 (20.5-22.6) | | 2003 | 27.8 (23.3-32.3) | 24.8 (20.7-28.9) | 26.9 (23.8-30.0) | 24.7 (23.0-26.4) | 19.7 (18.5-21.0) | 22.3 (21.2-23.3) | | 2004 | 27.9 (21.9-33.9) | 24.5 (19.4-29.5) | 26.2 (22.3-30.2) | 22.5 (20.5-24.5) | 19.3 (17.8-20.8) | 20.9 (19.6-22.1) | | 2005 | 25.4 (20.5-30.2) | 21.3 (17.1-25.5) | 23.3 (20.1-26.5) | 22.6 (20.9-24.3) | 17.6 (16.3-18.8) | 20.1 (19.0-21.1) | | 2006 | 19.1 (13.8-24.4) | 17.3 (12.8-21.9) | 18.2 (14.7-21.7) | 19.2 (17.3-21.1) | 16.2 (14.8-17.7) | 17.7 (16.5-18.9) | | 2007 | 21.4 (15.9-26.9) | 13.8 (9.7-17.9) | 17.7 (14.2-21.2) | 21.9 (19.8-24.0) | 15.4 (14.0-16.7) | 18.6 (17.3-19.8) | | Smoke-free households | 1997 |
- | - | 62.3 (59.5-65.0) | - | - | 69.7 (68.8-70.6) | | 1998 | - | - | 68.9 (66.2-71.6) | - | - | 73.1 (72.3-74.0) | | 2002 | - | - | 74.6 (71.3-77.9) | - | - | 80.8 (79.8-81.8) | | 2003 | - | - | 80.7 (78.0-83.4) | - | - | 82.6 (81.7-83.5) | | 2004 | - | - | 79.7 (76.1-83.3) | - | - | 84.2 (83.2-85.3) | | 2005 | - | - | 79.5 (76.4-82.7) | - | - | 86.1 (85.2-87.0) | | 2006 | - | - | 82.5 (79.2-85.9) | - | - | 87.7 (86.7-88.6) | | 2007 | - | - | 83.1 (79.5-86.8) | - | - | 88.2 (87.2-89.2) | | Smoke-free cars | 2003 | - | - | 73.9 (70.6-77.2) | - | - | 81.2 (80.2-82.2) | | 2004 | - | - | 76.7 (72.5-80.9) | - | - | 84.3 (83.1-85.5) | | 2005 | - | - | 80.1 (76.9-83.3) | - | - | 84.8 (83.9-85.8) | | 2006 | - | - | 84.5 (81.0-88.0) | - | - | 87.7 (86.6-88.7) | | 2007 | - | - | 83.1 (79.4-86.8) | - | - | 87.6 (86.5-88.7) |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. | | Print version: | Although this page can be printed directly from your web browser, a higher quality version is available as a PDF file that can be printed or viewed on screen. | | Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. | | Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |
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