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Trends in health status
Trends in health status
| Persons aged 16 to 24 years | Persons aged 16 years and over | | Indicator | Year | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | | Excellent, very good, or good self-rated health status | 1997 | 91.7 (89.6-93.8) | 91.6 (89.3-93.8) | 91.6 (90.1-93.2) | 85.0 (84.0-85.9) | 85.1 (84.2-86.0) | 85.0 (84.4-85.7) | | 1998 | 93.5 (91.5-95.5) | 91.4 (89.1-93.7) | 92.5 (90.9-94.0) | 85.0 (84.0-86.0) | 83.1 (82.2-84.0) | 84.0 (83.3-84.7) | | 2002 | 86.3 (81.7-90.8) | 82.8 (78.9-86.7) | 84.6 (81.6-87.5) | 82.0 (80.5-83.5) | 79.9 (78.6-81.2) | 81.0 (80.0-81.9) | | 2003 | 85.2 (81.5-88.8) | 83.1 (79.7-86.6) | 84.2 (81.7-86.7) | 81.8 (80.4-83.2) | 79.7 (78.5-80.9) | 80.7 (79.8-81.6) | | 2004 | 85.0 (80.1-89.9) | 83.5 (79.2-87.8) | 84.3 (81.0-87.6) | 79.4 (77.6-81.3) | 79.5 (78.0-81.0) | 79.5 (78.3-80.7) | | 2005 | 87.4 (83.6-91.1) | 81.8 (77.8-85.8) | 84.6 (81.8-87.3) | 83.3 (81.9-84.7) | 78.7 (77.4-80.0) | 80.9 (80.0-81.9) | | 2006 | 87.4 (83.2-91.6) | 80.1 (75.1-85.2) | 83.9 (80.6-87.2) | 82.5 (80.9-84.2) | 78.1 (76.6-79.7) | 80.3 (79.2-81.4) | | 2007 | 89.2 (85.8-92.6) | 83.6 (79.8-87.3) | 86.4 (83.9-89.0) | 83.3 (82.0-84.7) | 78.8 (77.6-80.0) | 81.0 (80.1-82.0) | | Ever diagnosed with asthma | 1997 | 24.3 (21.0-27.7) | 28.0 (24.3-31.7) | 26.1 (23.6-28.6) | 15.2 (14.1-16.2) | 18.4 (17.3-19.4) | 16.8 (16.1-17.5) | | 1998 | 23.0 (19.5-26.5) | 26.2 (22.6-29.8) | 24.6 (22.1-27.1) | 15.5 (14.3-16.6) | 18.1 (17.1-19.1) | 16.8 (16.1-17.6) | | 2002 | 25.0 (20.6-29.4) | 28.4 (24.0-32.8) | 26.7 (23.6-29.8) | 18.6 (17.1-20.1) | 21.1 (19.7-22.4) | 19.8 (18.8-20.9) | | 2003 | 31.5 (26.8-36.2) | 29.3 (25.0-33.5) | 30.2 (27.1-33.4) | 19.3 (17.7-20.8) | 22.6 (21.3-23.9) | 21.0 (19.9-22.0) | | 2005 | 28.0 (22.9-33.1) | 29.8 (25.0-34.5) | 28.9 (25.4-32.4) | 17.9 (16.4-19.4) | 20.4 (19.1-21.7) | 19.2 (18.2-20.2) | | 2006 | 26.4 (20.7-32.2) | 20.8 (15.8-25.7) | 23.7 (19.9-27.5) | 18.4 (16.6-20.2) | 20.1 (18.6-21.6) | 19.3 (18.1-20.4) | | 2007 | 28.8 (22.5-35.1) | 24.8 (19.5-30.1) | 26.8 (22.7-30.9) | 19.3 (17.3-21.3) | 21.1 (19.6-22.7) | 20.2 (19.0-21.5) | | Current asthma | 1997 | 12.4 (9.8-15.1) | 19.5 (16.2-22.9) | 15.9 (13.8-18.1) | 8.8 (7.9-9.6) | 12.1 (11.2-13.0) | 10.5 (9.8-11.1) | | 1998 | 11.4 (8.7-14.1) | 14.0 (11.3-16.7) | 12.7 (10.8-14.6) | 8.9 (8.0-9.8) | 11.0 (10.2-11.7) | 9.9 (9.4-10.5) | | 2002 | 10.3 (7.3-13.3) | 16.6 (13.1-20.1) | 13.4 (11.1-15.7) | 9.2 (8.1-10.4) | 12.1 (11.1-13.2) | 10.7 (9.9-11.5) | | 2003 | 11.9 (8.6-15.2) | 14.7 (11.4-18.0) | 13.1 (10.8-15.4) | 9.1 (8.0-10.3) | 12.6 (11.6-13.7) | 10.9 (10.1-11.7) | | 2004 | 12.6 (7.5-17.8) | 13.5 (9.5-17.4) | 13.0 (9.8-16.3) | 8.9 (7.4-10.4) | 11.9 (10.7-13.1) | 10.4 (9.5-11.4) | | 2005 | 10.4 (7.0-13.8) | 15.1 (11.5-18.7) | 12.8 (10.3-15.3) | 8.8 (7.7-9.9) | 12.0 (11.0-13.0) | 10.4 (9.7-11.2) | | 2006 | 7.2 (3.8-10.7) | 9.5 (6.0-13.1) | 8.3 (5.9-10.8) | 9.9 (8.5-11.3) | 11.8 (10.6-13.0) | 10.9 (9.9-11.8) | | 2007 | 10.6 (6.7-14.4) | 12.4 (8.1-16.6) | 11.5 (8.6-14.3) | 8.9 (7.5-10.4) | 11.8 (10.6-13.1) | 10.5 (9.5-11.4) | | Blood pressure measured within the last 2 years | 1997 | 63.4 (59.5-67.3) | 79.3 (75.8-82.7) | 71.3 (68.7-74.0) | 82.5 (81.3-83.6) | 91.3 (90.5-92.1) | 87.0 (86.3-87.7) | | 1998 | 61.1 (56.8-65.4) | 80.8 (77.2-84.3) | 70.7 (67.8-73.6) | 82.8 (81.5-84.0) | 91.5 (90.7-92.3) | 87.2 (86.4-87.9) | | 2002 | 59.6 (53.8-65.4) | 79.3 (74.7-83.9) | 69.5 (65.7-73.2) | 81.8 (80.2-83.5) | 90.4 (89.2-91.5) | 86.2 (85.2-87.2) | | 2005 | 74.3 (68.9-79.6) | 82.4 (78.1-86.6) | 78.4 (75.0-81.9) | 86.7 (85.2-88.2) | 91.8 (90.8-92.8) | 89.3 (88.4-90.2) | | High blood pressure | 1997 | 2.0 (1.0-3.1) | 1.2 (0.5-1.9) | 1.6 (1.0-2.2) | 16.5 (15.4-17.5) | 15.9 (15.0-16.8) | 16.2 (15.5-16.8) | | 1998 | 3.2 (1.5-5.0) | 2.5 (1.0-3.9) | 2.8 (1.7-4.0) | 17.1 (16.0-18.2) | 17.0 (16.1-17.9) | 17.1 (16.3-17.8) | | 2002 | 3.1 (1.0-5.1) | 1.5 (0.5-2.5) | 2.3 (1.2-3.4) | 20.4 (18.9-21.8) | 18.3 (17.2-19.4) | 19.3 (18.4-20.2) | | 2005 | 5.1 (2.5-7.7) | 8.7 (5.4-11.9) | 6.9 (4.8-9.0) | 25.7 (24.1-27.3) | 28.6 (27.3-30.0) | 27.2 (26.1-28.2) | | Cholesterol measured within last 2 years | 1997 | 17.7 (14.6-20.9) | 19.8 (16.4-23.1) | 18.7 (16.4-21.0) | 47.3 (45.8-48.7) | 46.1 (44.8-47.4) | 46.7 (45.7-47.7) | | 1998 | 19.0 (15.5-22.5) | 19.0 (15.5-22.4) | 19.0 (16.5-21.4) | 50.3 (48.8-51.9) | 47.1 (45.7-48.4) | 48.7 (47.6-49.7) | | 2002 | 15.1 (10.7-19.4) | 17.6 (13.8-21.5) | 16.3 (13.4-19.2) | 53.6 (51.6-55.6) | 51.5 (49.8-53.2) | 52.6 (51.2-53.9) | | 2005 | 22.0 (16.8-27.2) | 24.0 (19.1-28.8) | 23.0 (19.5-26.6) | 57.9 (55.8-59.9) | 59.3 (57.6-60.9) | 58.6 (57.3-59.9) | | High cholesterol | 1997 | 5.5 (2.0-8.9) | 7.4 (3.3-11.4) | 6.4 (3.8-9.1) | 24.9 (23.4-26.4) | 23.5 (22.2-24.8) | 24.2 (23.2-25.2) | | 1998 | 6.1 (1.7-10.6) | 7.2 (3.0-11.3) | 6.6 (3.6-9.7) | 21.5 (20.0-23.0) | 21.3 (20.1-22.6) | 21.4 (20.4-22.4) | | 2002 | 2.4 (0.0-7.0) | 3.6 (0.0-7.2) | 3.0 (0.1-5.9) | 25.2 (23.3-27.2) | 24.1 (22.6-25.7) | 24.7 (23.4-26.0) | | 2005 | 4.8 (0.4-9.2) | 5.9 (1.1-10.7) | 5.4 (2.1-8.6) | 25.3 (23.4-27.2) | 23.9 (22.5-25.3) | 24.6 (23.4-25.8) | | Diabetes or high blood glucose | 1997 | 1.7 (0.7-2.6) | 1.7 (0.9-2.5) | 1.7 (1.1-2.3) | 5.2 (4.6-5.7) | 4.2 (3.7-4.8) | 4.7 (4.3-5.1) | | 1998 | 2.0 (0.8-3.1) | 2.2 (0.6-3.8) | 2.1 (1.1-3.1) | 4.9 (4.2-5.5) | 4.0 (3.5-4.5) | 4.4 (4.0-4.8) | | 2002 | 1.8 (0.3-3.4) | 3.0 (1.1-4.8) | 2.4 (1.2-3.6) | 6.5 (5.7-7.3) | 5.5 (4.9-6.2) | 6.0 (5.5-6.5) | | 2003 | 0.5 (0.0-1.0) | 0.6 (0.1-1.1) | 0.6 (0.2-0.9) | 7.0 (6.1-7.8) | 5.6 (4.9-6.2) | 6.3 (5.8-6.8) | | 2004 | 1.0 (0.1-1.9) | 2.0 (0.5-3.6) | 1.5 (0.6-2.4) | 8.0 (6.9-9.1) | 5.3 (4.6-6.0) | 6.6 (6.0-7.3) | | 2005 | 1.4 (0.2-2.5) | 4.6 (2.4-6.9) | 3.0 (1.7-4.3) | 8.4 (7.4-9.3) | 6.9 (6.1-7.6) | 7.6 (7.0-8.2) | | 2006 | 1.4 (0.0-3.1) | 1.7 (0.0-3.4) | 1.5 (0.3-2.7) | 8.5 (7.4-9.7) | 6.4 (5.6-7.2) | 7.4 (6.7-8.1) | | 2007 | 2.3 (0.0-4.9) | 2.0 (0.0-4.2) | 2.2 (0.5-3.8) | 7.8 (6.7-8.9) | 6.5 (5.7-7.3) | 7.1 (6.4-7.8) | | High and very high psychological distress | 1997 | 9.9 (7.5-12.2) | 19.2 (16.0-22.4) | 14.4 (12.4-16.4) | 9.2 (8.4-10.0) | 13.0 (12.1-13.9) | 11.1 (10.5-11.8) | | 1998 | 10.3 (7.7-13.0) | 16.0 (13.0-19.1) | 13.1 (11.1-15.2) | 9.0 (8.1-9.9) | 12.1 (11.2-12.9) | 10.6 (10.0-11.2) | | 2002 | 12.0 (8.5-15.6) | 20.3 (16.2-24.4) | 16.1 (13.3-18.8) | 10.5 (9.3-11.6) | 14.2 (13.0-15.4) | 12.4 (11.5-13.2) | | 2003 | 10.8 (7.8-13.9) | 16.1 (12.7-19.6) | 13.5 (11.2-15.8) | 9.3 (8.2-10.4) | 12.8 (11.8-13.9) | 11.1 (10.3-11.8) | | 2004 | 12.3 (7.9-16.8) | 19.8 (15.0-24.6) | 16.0 (12.7-19.3) | 11.7 (10.2-13.3) | 14.7 (13.3-16.1) | 13.2 (12.2-14.3) | | 2005 | 6.7 (3.7-9.6) | 19.0 (14.9-23.2) | 12.9 (10.3-15.5) | 9.7 (8.4-10.9) | 14.1 (12.9-15.3) | 11.9 (11.1-12.8) | | 2006 | 8.9 (5.4-12.4) | 16.3 (11.9-20.7) | 12.5 (9.6-15.3) | 9.4 (8.1-10.7) | 11.9 (10.7-13.2) | 10.7 (9.8-11.6) | | 2007 | 12.3 (7.7-16.9) | 15.0 (10.7-19.3) | 13.7 (10.5-16.8) | 10.9 (9.4-12.5) | 13.2 (11.9-14.5) | 12.1 (11.1-13.1) | | Visited a dental professional in the last 12 months | 2002 | 56.5 (51.0-62.0) | 58.6 (53.4-63.8) | 57.5 (53.7-61.3) | 53.8 (51.8-55.8) | 57.7 (56.0-59.4) | 55.8 (54.5-57.1) | | 2003 | 53.9 (48.8-58.9) | 63.2 (58.6-67.8) | 58.5 (55.1-62.0) | 56.2 (54.2-58.1) | 60.5 (59.0-62.1) | 58.3 (57.1-59.5) | | 2004 | 57.3 (50.7-63.9) | 62.7 (56.9-68.5) | 59.9 (55.5-64.3) | 58.1 (55.8-60.4) | 63.1 (61.2-64.9) | 60.6 (59.1-62.1) | | 2005 | 63.2 (57.7-68.7) | 67.5 (62.5-72.5) | 65.3 (61.6-69.0) | 60.2 (58.2-62.1) | 63.9 (62.4-65.5) | 62.1 (60.9-63.3) | | 2006 | 61.4 (54.9-67.8) | 59.5 (53.6-65.5) | 60.5 (56.1-64.9) | 56.4 (54.1-58.7) | 59.8 (57.9-61.6) | 58.1 (56.6-59.6) | | 2007 | 43.9 (36.6-51.1) | 59.0 (52.7-65.2) | 51.5 (46.6-56.3) | 52.9 (50.4-55.4) | 59.0 (57.1-60.9) | 56.0 (54.4-57.6) | | Overweight and obesity | 1997 | 28.8 (25.2-32.5) | 16.3 (13.2-19.3) | 22.8 (20.3-25.2) | 49.3 (47.8-50.7) | 34.2 (32.9-35.4) | 41.8 (40.8-42.7) | | 1998 | 25.3 (21.5-29.0) | 15.3 (12.3-18.3) | 20.4 (18.0-22.9) | 49.8 (48.3-51.4) | 34.1 (32.9-35.4) | 42.0 (41.0-43.1) | | 2002 | 30.8 (25.4-36.1) | 13.7 (10.6-16.8) | 22.5 (19.2-25.8) | 53.4 (51.4-55.4) | 38.2 (36.6-39.8) | 45.9 (44.6-47.2) | | 2003 | 26.6 (22.2-31.1) | 21.3 (17.4-25.3) | 24.4 (21.4-27.4) | 55.7 (53.7-57.7) | 41.0 (39.4-42.6) | 48.4 (47.1-49.6) | | 2004 | 33.9 (27.3-40.4) | 20.2 (15.3-25.0) | 27.4 (23.2-31.5) | 56.2 (53.8-58.6) | 40.5 (38.6-42.4) | 48.4 (46.9-50.0) | | 2005 | 31.4 (26.1-36.7) | 21.6 (17.2-26.0) | 26.4 (23.0-29.9) | 57.5 (55.5-59.5) | 42.3 (40.7-43.9) | 49.9 (48.6-51.1) | | 2006 | 31.3 (25.0-37.7) | 24.4 (18.9-29.9) | 28.1 (23.8-32.4) | 57.4 (55.0-59.7) | 43.3 (41.4-45.2) | 50.4 (48.9-52.0) | | 2007 | 30.7 (23.9-37.5) | 21.4 (16.0-26.7) | 26.1 (21.7-30.5) | 58.8 (56.3-61.4) | 44.7 (42.7-46.6) | 51.7 (50.1-53.3) | | Obesity | 1997 | 5.2 (3.4-7.0) | 2.7 (1.8-3.7) | 4.0 (3.0-5.0) | 11.0 (10.1-11.8) | 11.3 (10.6-12.1) | 11.2 (10.6-11.7) | | 1998 | 3.3 (2.0-4.7) | 4.0 (2.4-5.6) | 3.7 (2.6-4.7) | 12.5 (11.5-13.4) | 11.5 (10.7-12.3) | 12.0 (11.4-12.6) | | 2002 | 5.7 (3.0-8.5) | 3.5 (2.1-4.9) | 4.7 (3.1-6.2) | 14.6 (13.3-16.0) | 14.4 (13.3-15.5) | 14.5 (13.6-15.4) | | 2003 | 7.2 (4.7-9.6) | 7.3 (4.8-9.8) | 7.4 (5.6-9.1) | 15.5 (14.1-16.8) | 16.5 (15.3-17.6) | 16.0 (15.1-16.9) | | 2004 | 6.7 (3.4-10.0) | 6.1 (3.0-9.1) | 6.4 (4.2-8.6) | 15.9 (14.3-17.6) | 14.8 (13.5-16.1) | 15.4 (14.3-16.4) | | 2005 | 8.8 (5.7-11.8) | 6.0 (3.5-8.4) | 7.3 (5.4-9.3) | 17.3 (15.8-18.8) | 16.2 (15.1-17.3) | 16.7 (15.8-17.6) | | 2006 | 10.5 (6.4-14.6) | 7.3 (4.3-10.4) | 9.0 (6.4-11.6) | 18.0 (16.2-19.8) | 17.4 (15.9-18.8) | 17.7 (16.6-18.9) | | 2007 | 7.5 (3.8-11.2) | 9.9 (5.9-13.8) | 8.7 (6.0-11.4) | 17.6 (15.7-19.5) | 18.5 (17.0-19.9) | 18.0 (16.8-19.2) |
| 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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