Falls requiring medical treatment by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons who had a fall in the last 12 months aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2003-2006
persons who had a fall in the last 12 months aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2003-2006
| Sex | Year | 1st Quintile % (95% CI) | 2nd Quintile % (95% CI) | 3rd Quintile % (95% CI) | 4th Quintile % (95% CI) | 5th Quintile % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2003 | 28.4 (7.8-49.1) | 28.9 (11.1-46.7) | 23.4 (10.1-36.6) | 27.7 (17.1-38.3) | 36.2 (20.8-51.5) | 28.7 (21.9-35.4) |
| 2006 | 20.3 (6.1-34.5) | 23.4 (6.3-40.5) | 25.8 (10.1-41.6) | 19.1 (5.1-33.1) | 22.2 (5.6-38.8) | 22.7 (15.8-29.7) | |
| Females | 2003 | 44.8 (28.5-61.1) | 21.4 (11.4-31.5) | 30.5 (19.3-41.7) | 33.1 (25.0-41.2) | 43.3 (29.9-56.8) | 33.8 (28.5-39.1) |
| 2006 | 30.1 (17.2-43.1) | 33.9 (20.8-47.0) | 28.5 (16.6-40.3) | 36.3 (24.4-48.2) | 30.3 (16.9-43.8) | 31.8 (26.1-37.4) | |
| Persons | 2003 | 38.5 (25.0-52.1) | 23.9 (14.9-32.9) | 28.1 (19.4-36.8) | 31.1 (24.6-37.5) | 40.8 (30.4-51.1) | 31.8 (27.7-36.0) |
| 2006 | 26.0 (16.3-35.7) | 31.0 (20.3-41.6) | 27.6 (18.1-37.1) | 31.3 (21.7-41.0) | 27.5 (16.9-38.2) | 28.7 (24.2-33.2) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2003 ( 852), 2006 ( 566). The indicator includes those who had a fall in the last 12 months that required medical attention. The questions used to define the indicator were: In the last 12 months have you had a fall? and In the last 12 months have you had a fall that required medical treatment for injuries? |
| 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 |