Private health insurance 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 | 49.7 (44.8-54.5) | 39.6 (35.3-43.9) | 46.0 (42.5-49.5) |
| 1998 | 46.6 (41.8-51.4) | 33.1 (28.9-37.3) | 41.7 (38.2-45.1) | |
| 2002 | 50.7 (45.8-55.5) | 38.8 (34.3-43.3) | 46.3 (42.8-49.8) | |
| 2003 | 48.6 (43.6-53.6) | 40.7 (36.6-44.8) | 45.7 (42.2-49.2) | |
| 2004 | 50.7 (45.1-56.3) | 42.6 (37.1-48.0) | 47.7 (43.6-51.8) | |
| 2005 | 57.2 (52.8-61.7) | 45.9 (41.8-50.0) | 53.0 (49.8-56.2) | |
| 2006 | 55.4 (50.3-60.5) | 45.3 (40.3-50.3) | 51.6 (47.9-55.3) | |
| 2007 | 55.9 (51.8-59.9) | 50.1 (46.3-53.9) | 53.7 (50.8-56.6) | |
| Females | 1997 | 43.0 (39.1-46.9) | 36.7 (32.8-40.7) | 40.8 (38.0-43.7) |
| 1998 | 47.4 (43.6-51.2) | 35.0 (31.5-38.6) | 43.1 (40.4-45.9) | |
| 2002 | 45.6 (41.5-49.7) | 38.4 (34.8-42.0) | 43.1 (40.1-46.0) | |
| 2003 | 50.9 (46.9-54.8) | 41.8 (38.2-45.4) | 47.7 (44.8-50.6) | |
| 2004 | 53.5 (49.0-58.0) | 41.2 (36.8-45.6) | 49.1 (45.8-52.4) | |
| 2005 | 53.4 (49.8-57.0) | 46.5 (43.1-49.9) | 50.9 (48.3-53.6) | |
| 2006 | 53.8 (49.6-58.0) | 43.6 (39.7-47.6) | 50.1 (47.1-53.2) | |
| 2007 | 50.2 (47.0-53.3) | 45.8 (42.8-48.9) | 48.6 (46.3-50.9) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 45.9 (42.8-48.9) | 38.1 (35.1-41.0) | 43.1 (40.9-45.4) |
| 1998 | 47.0 (44.1-50.0) | 34.2 (31.4-36.9) | 42.5 (40.3-44.7) | |
| 2002 | 47.9 (44.8-51.0) | 38.6 (35.8-41.4) | 44.5 (42.3-46.8) | |
| 2003 | 49.7 (46.6-52.8) | 40.9 (38.3-43.6) | 46.5 (44.3-48.7) | |
| 2004 | 52.3 (48.7-55.8) | 41.8 (38.4-45.3) | 48.5 (45.9-51.1) | |
| 2005 | 55.1 (52.3-57.9) | 46.2 (43.6-48.8) | 51.9 (49.8-53.9) | |
| 2006 | 54.5 (51.2-57.8) | 44.4 (41.2-47.5) | 50.8 (48.4-53.1) | |
| 2007 | 52.7 (50.2-55.2) | 47.8 (45.4-50.2) | 50.9 (49.1-52.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,280), 1998 (3,394), 2002 (3,413), 2003 (3,566), 2004 (2,588), 2005 (3,384), 2006 (2,378), 2007 (4,092). The indicator includes those who have private health insurance. The question used to define the indicator was: Apart from medicare, are you covered by private health insurance? |
| 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 |