Falls requiring hospitalisation 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 | 23.0 (0.0-53.5) | 32.8 (0.0-66.8) | 56.9 (26.6-87.2) | 27.5 (10.5-44.6) | 22.8 (2.9-42.6) | 31.1 (19.2-42.9) |
| 2006 | 27.3 (0.0-60.7) | 41.1 (2.0-80.1) | 32.7 (1.3-64.1) | 25.3 (0.0-65.6) | 10.1 (0.0-29.7) | 28.8 (13.9-43.8) | |
| Females | 2003 | 24.2 (4.1-44.4) | 23.6 (3.6-43.7) | 28.1 (5.1-51.0) | 28.5 (13.9-43.1) | 25.9 (9.0-42.8) | 26.3 (17.9-34.8) |
| 2006 | 42.8 (17.4-68.1) | 23.1 (1.4-44.7) | 55.6 (31.7-79.6) | 35.7 (16.6-54.9) | 14.0 (0.0-28.7) | 33.3 (23.2-43.5) | |
| Persons | 2003 | 23.9 (7.1-40.7) | 27.3 (8.9-45.7) | 36.3 (18.0-54.6) | 28.2 (16.8-39.5) | 24.9 (11.8-38.0) | 28.7 (21.9-35.6) |
| 2006 | 37.7 (17.1-58.3) | 26.8 (7.9-45.8) | 48.5 (28.5-68.4) | 33.9 (16.9-50.9) | 12.9 (1.1-24.7) | 32.1 (23.7-40.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2003 ( 278), 2006 ( 161). The indicator includes those who had a fall in the last 12 months that required hospitalisation. The questions used to define the indicator were: In the last 12 months have you had a fall?, and Were you admitted to hospital as a result of any of your falls in the last 12 months? |
| 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 |