Risk alcohol drinking by region,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 40.1 (35.4-44.9) | 45.2 (40.7-49.6) | 41.9 (38.5-45.4) |
| 1998 | 39.7 (35.0-44.5) | 43.8 (38.9-48.6) | 41.2 (37.7-44.7) | |
| 2002 | 29.4 (25.1-33.7) | 35.5 (31.1-39.9) | 31.6 (28.4-34.8) | |
| 2003 | 30.7 (26.2-35.2) | 39.1 (35.0-43.2) | 33.8 (30.5-37.0) | |
| 2004 | 29.8 (24.7-34.8) | 34.9 (29.6-40.3) | 31.7 (27.9-35.4) | |
| 2005 | 28.4 (24.4-32.4) | 28.9 (25.2-32.5) | 28.6 (25.7-31.4) | |
| 2006 | 34.0 (29.1-38.9) | 32.8 (28.0-37.6) | 33.6 (30.0-37.1) | |
| 2007 | 28.4 (23.5-33.3) | 31.6 (26.8-36.3) | 29.6 (26.0-33.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 19.9 (17.0-22.9) | 21.3 (18.0-24.6) | 20.4 (18.2-22.6) |
| 1998 | 23.0 (19.8-26.3) | 20.2 (17.2-23.2) | 22.1 (19.7-24.4) | |
| 2002 | 17.5 (14.4-20.6) | 16.4 (13.5-19.3) | 17.1 (14.9-19.4) | |
| 2003 | 19.2 (16.0-22.4) | 16.7 (14.0-19.4) | 18.3 (16.0-20.6) | |
| 2004 | 17.9 (14.4-21.4) | 15.6 (12.5-18.7) | 17.1 (14.6-19.5) | |
| 2005 | 17.0 (14.3-19.6) | 17.8 (15.2-20.4) | 17.3 (15.3-19.2) | |
| 2006 | 19.7 (16.3-23.2) | 16.6 (13.7-19.5) | 18.6 (16.1-21.0) | |
| 2007 | 14.8 (11.9-17.7) | 16.5 (13.6-19.5) | 15.4 (13.3-17.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 28.6 (25.9-31.2) | 32.1 (29.3-34.8) | 29.8 (27.8-31.8) |
| 1998 | 30.2 (27.4-32.9) | 30.7 (27.9-33.6) | 30.4 (28.3-32.4) | |
| 2002 | 22.9 (20.3-25.5) | 25.3 (22.7-28.0) | 23.8 (21.8-25.7) | |
| 2003 | 24.3 (21.6-27.0) | 26.7 (24.2-29.1) | 25.1 (23.2-27.1) | |
| 2004 | 23.2 (20.2-26.2) | 24.5 (21.4-27.5) | 23.7 (21.5-25.9) | |
| 2005 | 22.0 (19.7-24.4) | 22.9 (20.7-25.1) | 22.3 (20.7-24.0) | |
| 2006 | 26.1 (23.2-29.1) | 24.1 (21.3-26.8) | 25.4 (23.2-27.5) | |
| 2007 | 20.9 (18.1-23.6) | 23.2 (20.5-25.9) | 21.7 (19.7-23.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,201), 1998 (3,249), 2002 (3,393), 2003 (3,547), 2004 (2,563), 2005 (3,363), 2006 (2,369), 2007 (2,345). The indicator includes those who exceed Guideline 1 of the NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines, as 1 or more of the following: consuming alcohol every day, consuming on average more than [4 if male/2 if female] standard drinks, consuming more than [6 if male/4 if female] on any 1 occasion or day. The questions used to define the indicator were: How often do you usually drink alcohol? On a day when you drink alcohol, how many standard drinks do you usually have? In the last 4 weeks have you had more than [7-10 if male/5-6 if female] drinks in a day? and In the last 4 weeks how often have you had [11+ if male/7+ if female] drinks in a day? The questions used to define the 1997 and 1998 indicator were: How often do you have an alcoholic drink of any kind? On a day when you have alcoholic drinks, how many standard drinks do you usually have? and On the last occasion you had more than [4 if male/2 if female] drinks in a day, how many drinks did you actually have? |
| 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 July 2008 |