Visited a general practitioner in the last 12 months by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
| 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 | 1997 | 94.2 (89.9-98.5) | 90.1 (85.4-94.8) | 94.0 (90.2-97.8) | 95.0 (92.4-97.5) | 91.6 (87.5-95.7) | 93.0 (91.3-94.8) |
| 1998 | 96.2 (93.1-99.3) | 98.1 (96.5-99.8) | 91.5 (87.4-95.7) | 96.0 (93.7-98.4) | 91.5 (87.1-95.9) | 94.6 (93.2-96.0) | |
| 2007 | 93.9 (90.4-97.4) | 94.5 (91.9-97.1) | 95.7 (93.2-98.1) | 93.9 (91.4-96.4) | 96.3 (94.2-98.3) | 94.6 (93.4-95.8) | |
| Females | 1997 | 93.0 (88.8-97.3) | 95.2 (92.8-97.7) | 94.7 (91.6-97.8) | 92.9 (90.0-95.7) | 91.0 (86.1-95.9) | 93.3 (91.7-94.9) |
| 1998 | 96.3 (93.6-99.0) | 95.7 (92.9-98.5) | 95.5 (92.9-98.1) | 96.7 (95.2-98.2) | 95.4 (92.9-98.0) | 95.7 (94.5-96.8) | |
| 2007 | 93.8 (90.6-96.9) | 94.3 (91.9-96.7) | 94.4 (92.3-96.6) | 95.2 (93.3-97.2) | 94.5 (92.1-96.9) | 94.4 (93.3-95.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 93.5 (90.4-96.6) | 92.9 (90.3-95.4) | 94.4 (92.0-96.8) | 93.8 (91.9-95.8) | 91.3 (88.0-94.5) | 93.2 (92.0-94.4) |
| 1998 | 96.3 (94.2-98.3) | 96.8 (95.1-98.5) | 93.7 (91.3-96.0) | 96.4 (95.0-97.7) | 93.7 (91.3-96.1) | 95.2 (94.3-96.1) | |
| 2007 | 93.8 (91.4-96.2) | 94.4 (92.6-96.1) | 95.0 (93.4-96.6) | 94.7 (93.1-96.2) | 95.3 (93.7-96.9) | 94.5 (93.7-95.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,274), 1998 (3,399), 2007 (4,100). |
| 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 |