Recommended fruit consumption 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 | 47.6 (42.8-52.5) | 45.0 (40.6-49.3) | 46.7 (43.2-50.1) |
| 1998 | 44.0 (39.2-48.7) | 47.7 (43.0-52.3) | 45.3 (41.8-48.8) | |
| 2002 | 50.3 (45.5-55.2) | 50.3 (45.7-54.9) | 50.3 (46.8-53.8) | |
| 2003 | 50.8 (45.8-55.9) | 48.6 (44.4-52.8) | 50.0 (46.5-53.6) | |
| 2004 | 48.8 (43.2-54.5) | 50.8 (45.2-56.4) | 49.6 (45.5-53.7) | |
| 2005 | 59.1 (54.7-63.5) | 53.5 (49.4-57.6) | 57.1 (53.9-60.2) | |
| 2006 | 51.5 (46.3-56.7) | 54.0 (49.0-59.0) | 52.4 (48.7-56.2) | |
| 2007 | 56.5 (51.2-61.8) | 52.4 (47.3-57.5) | 55.0 (51.2-58.9) | |
| Females | 1997 | 62.8 (59.1-66.6) | 60.0 (56.2-63.9) | 61.9 (59.1-64.7) |
| 1998 | 60.2 (56.4-63.9) | 61.2 (57.6-64.7) | 60.5 (57.7-63.3) | |
| 2002 | 62.5 (58.4-66.5) | 62.5 (58.8-66.1) | 62.5 (59.6-65.4) | |
| 2003 | 64.0 (60.2-67.8) | 63.1 (59.6-66.6) | 63.7 (60.9-66.4) | |
| 2004 | 63.3 (58.8-67.7) | 61.4 (57.0-65.7) | 62.6 (59.3-65.8) | |
| 2005 | 67.8 (64.4-71.1) | 70.4 (67.4-73.4) | 68.7 (66.3-71.1) | |
| 2006 | 70.0 (66.1-73.9) | 66.8 (63.1-70.5) | 68.8 (66.0-71.7) | |
| 2007 | 69.6 (65.6-73.6) | 67.2 (63.5-70.8) | 68.7 (65.9-71.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 56.3 (53.2-59.3) | 53.2 (50.2-56.1) | 55.2 (53.0-57.4) |
| 1998 | 53.1 (50.1-56.1) | 55.0 (52.2-57.9) | 53.8 (51.6-56.0) | |
| 2002 | 57.0 (53.8-60.1) | 56.8 (53.9-59.7) | 56.9 (54.7-59.2) | |
| 2003 | 58.3 (55.3-61.4) | 56.7 (54.0-59.4) | 57.8 (55.6-60.0) | |
| 2004 | 56.8 (53.3-60.4) | 56.5 (53.0-60.0) | 56.7 (54.1-59.3) | |
| 2005 | 63.9 (61.2-66.6) | 62.6 (60.1-65.2) | 63.5 (61.5-65.4) | |
| 2006 | 61.7 (58.5-64.9) | 60.8 (57.7-63.9) | 61.4 (59.0-63.7) | |
| 2007 | 63.7 (60.4-66.9) | 60.7 (57.6-63.7) | 62.6 (60.2-64.9) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,282), 1998 (3,384), 2002 (3,391), 2003 (3,546), 2004 (2,570), 2005 (3,366), 2006 (2,361), 2007 (2,345). The indicator includes those who met the recommended fruit consumption of 2 serves a day for people aged 16 years and over. One serve is equivalent to one medium piece or 2 small pieces of fruit. The question used to define the indicator was: How many serves of fruit do you usually eat each day? |
| 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 |