Ever diagnosed with asthma 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 | 12.2 (9.0-15.4) | 11.6 (8.9-14.2) | 12.0 (9.7-14.2) |
| 1998 | 10.5 (7.7-13.4) | 12.1 (8.9-15.2) | 11.1 (9.0-13.2) | |
| 2002 | 11.2 (8.4-14.1) | 13.6 (10.9-16.4) | 12.1 (10.1-14.2) | |
| 2003 | 10.8 (7.8-13.8) | 15.4 (12.3-18.5) | 12.5 (10.3-14.7) | |
| 2005 | 11.8 (8.9-14.7) | 14.9 (12.1-17.8) | 13.0 (10.8-15.1) | |
| 2006 | 11.2 (7.8-14.5) | 12.5 (9.3-15.7) | 11.7 (9.3-14.1) | |
| 2007 | 14.2 (10.1-18.3) | 14.2 (10.7-17.8) | 14.2 (11.4-17.1) | |
| Females | 1997 | 13.6 (11.0-16.2) | 17.7 (14.4-21.0) | 15.0 (13.0-17.1) |
| 1998 | 12.2 (10.0-14.4) | 16.5 (13.8-19.1) | 13.7 (11.9-15.4) | |
| 2002 | 21.0 (17.5-24.4) | 20.4 (17.3-23.5) | 20.8 (18.3-23.3) | |
| 2003 | 18.7 (15.7-21.7) | 20.8 (17.8-23.8) | 19.4 (17.2-21.6) | |
| 2005 | 13.7 (11.3-16.1) | 17.0 (14.5-19.4) | 14.9 (13.1-16.7) | |
| 2006 | 15.9 (12.8-19.0) | 17.6 (14.6-20.6) | 16.5 (14.2-18.8) | |
| 2007 | 15.7 (12.8-18.7) | 18.7 (15.5-21.8) | 16.8 (14.6-19.0) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 13.0 (11.0-15.0) | 14.9 (12.7-17.1) | 13.7 (12.2-15.2) |
| 1998 | 11.5 (9.7-13.2) | 14.5 (12.4-16.5) | 12.5 (11.2-13.9) | |
| 2002 | 16.6 (14.3-18.9) | 17.2 (15.1-19.4) | 16.8 (15.1-18.5) | |
| 2003 | 15.3 (13.1-17.4) | 18.2 (16.0-20.3) | 16.3 (14.7-17.9) | |
| 2005 | 12.9 (11.0-14.7) | 16.0 (14.2-17.9) | 14.0 (12.7-15.4) | |
| 2006 | 13.8 (11.5-16.1) | 15.2 (13.0-17.4) | 14.3 (12.6-16.0) | |
| 2007 | 15.1 (12.7-17.5) | 16.6 (14.2-19.0) | 15.7 (13.9-17.4) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,274), 1998 (3,395), 2002 (3,415), 2003 (3,574), 2005 (3,382), 2006 (2,381), 2007 (2,295). The indicator includes those who have ever been told by a doctor or hospital they have asthma. The question used to define the indicator was: Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have asthma? |
| 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 |