Excellent, very good, or good self-rated health status 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 | 69.4 (65.0-73.9) | 68.8 (64.7-73.0) | 69.2 (66.0-72.4) |
| 1998 | 69.8 (65.4-74.2) | 73.4 (69.5-77.2) | 71.1 (68.0-74.2) | |
| 2002 | 71.6 (67.2-76.0) | 73.7 (69.8-77.6) | 72.4 (69.3-75.5) | |
| 2003 | 74.0 (69.5-78.5) | 72.2 (68.3-76.0) | 73.3 (70.1-76.5) | |
| 2004 | 75.3 (70.4-80.2) | 71.0 (65.9-76.2) | 73.7 (70.1-77.3) | |
| 2005 | 76.4 (72.5-80.2) | 76.5 (73.0-80.0) | 76.4 (73.7-79.2) | |
| 2006 | 70.3 (65.5-75.0) | 75.2 (70.9-79.4) | 72.1 (68.7-75.5) | |
| 2007 | 74.2 (70.5-78.0) | 78.5 (75.2-81.8) | 75.8 (73.1-78.5) | |
| Females | 1997 | 73.1 (69.6-76.5) | 69.1 (65.3-73.0) | 71.7 (69.1-74.3) |
| 1998 | 67.4 (63.9-71.0) | 68.6 (65.2-72.1) | 67.9 (65.2-70.5) | |
| 2002 | 69.0 (65.1-72.9) | 68.0 (64.6-71.5) | 68.6 (65.8-71.4) | |
| 2003 | 71.1 (67.5-74.7) | 72.8 (69.5-76.1) | 71.7 (69.1-74.3) | |
| 2004 | 70.2 (66.1-74.4) | 72.3 (68.1-76.5) | 71.0 (67.9-74.0) | |
| 2005 | 68.8 (65.4-72.2) | 71.9 (68.9-74.9) | 69.9 (67.4-72.4) | |
| 2006 | 68.3 (64.3-72.2) | 71.3 (67.7-74.9) | 69.3 (66.5-72.2) | |
| 2007 | 71.3 (68.3-74.4) | 70.3 (67.3-73.2) | 70.9 (68.7-73.2) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 71.5 (68.7-74.2) | 69.0 (66.2-71.8) | 70.6 (68.6-72.6) |
| 1998 | 68.5 (65.7-71.2) | 70.8 (68.2-73.3) | 69.3 (67.3-71.3) | |
| 2002 | 70.2 (67.2-73.1) | 70.7 (68.1-73.3) | 70.3 (68.3-72.4) | |
| 2003 | 72.4 (69.6-75.2) | 72.4 (70.0-74.9) | 72.4 (70.4-74.4) | |
| 2004 | 72.5 (69.3-75.7) | 71.7 (68.5-75.0) | 72.2 (69.9-74.5) | |
| 2005 | 72.2 (69.6-74.8) | 74.0 (71.7-76.3) | 72.8 (71.0-74.7) | |
| 2006 | 69.2 (66.1-72.2) | 73.1 (70.3-75.9) | 70.6 (68.4-72.8) | |
| 2007 | 72.6 (70.2-75.0) | 74.0 (71.8-76.3) | 73.1 (71.4-74.9) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,283), 1998 (3,392), 2002 (3,416), 2003 (3,567), 2004 (2,581), 2005 (3,376), 2006 (2,376), 2007 (3,610). The indicator includes those responding excellent, very good, or good to a global self-rated health status question. The question used to define the indicator was: Overall, how would you rate your health during the last 4 weeks? Was it excellent, very good, good, fair, poor, or very poor? The question used to define the indicator in 1997 and 1998 was: In general would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? |
| 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 |