High and very high psychological distress 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 | 3.3 (0.0-6.9) | 8.6 (4.3-12.8) | 6.8 (3.4-10.1) | 8.0 (4.6-11.3) | 13.3 (7.2-19.5) | 8.1 (6.2-10.0) |
| 1998 | 4.1 (0.6-7.7) | 2.5 (0.5-4.6) | 5.6 (2.4-8.8) | 7.2 (4.0-10.4) | 7.6 (4.0-11.1) | 5.4 (4.1-6.8) | |
| 2002 | 4.6 (0.7-8.5) | 11.1 (4.5-17.8) | 5.2 (2.3-8.1) | 6.9 (3.7-10.2) | 10.5 (6.1-14.8) | 7.9 (5.9-9.8) | |
| 2003 | 1.3 (0.0-3.1) | 8.1 (2.7-13.4) | 6.1 (1.1-11.1) | 4.3 (2.4-6.1) | 7.9 (4.2-11.7) | 5.7 (3.9-7.4) | |
| 2004 | 5.1 (0.0-10.5) | 3.7 (0.9-6.5) | 4.4 (1.0-7.9) | 6.1 (2.4-9.9) | 9.3 (4.2-14.5) | 5.6 (3.8-7.5) | |
| 2005 | 1.2 (0.0-2.5) | 4.4 (1.2-7.5) | 2.2 (0.2-4.2) | 3.6 (1.6-5.5) | 7.2 (2.7-11.7) | 3.7 (2.5-4.9) | |
| 2006 | 4.2 (0.4-7.9) | 4.0 (0.8-7.1) | 3.7 (1.1-6.3) | 1.6 (0.1-3.2) | 4.5 (1.0-8.1) | 3.9 (2.5-5.3) | |
| 2007 | 4.0 (0.3-7.7) | 8.3 (2.6-14.0) | 11.2 (5.8-16.6) | 10.7 (4.8-16.6) | 8.3 (3.6-12.9) | 8.5 (6.2-10.7) | |
| Females | 1997 | 10.3 (5.6-15.1) | 8.3 (4.2-12.4) | 10.9 (7.1-14.8) | 10.9 (7.9-14.0) | 11.9 (7.9-15.8) | 10.5 (8.7-12.3) |
| 1998 | 4.4 (1.4-7.3) | 6.3 (3.7-8.9) | 10.1 (6.3-13.9) | 7.3 (4.4-10.1) | 9.3 (5.5-13.1) | 7.3 (5.9-8.7) | |
| 2002 | 9.6 (3.9-15.3) | 6.1 (2.2-10.0) | 5.5 (2.6-8.4) | 8.2 (5.6-10.8) | 14.8 (11.0-18.6) | 9.3 (7.6-10.9) | |
| 2003 | 5.3 (1.8-8.8) | 6.4 (2.6-10.1) | 7.1 (4.0-10.2) | 7.1 (5.0-9.2) | 7.8 (3.9-11.7) | 6.8 (5.4-8.2) | |
| 2004 | 8.3 (3.8-12.7) | 9.2 (4.7-13.6) | 11.7 (7.1-16.3) | 10.0 (6.0-14.0) | 10.6 (6.3-14.8) | 10.3 (8.3-12.4) | |
| 2005 | 7.4 (4.0-10.9) | 7.3 (4.4-10.3) | 8.8 (5.6-12.1) | 7.4 (4.5-10.3) | 10.2 (6.2-14.2) | 8.3 (6.9-9.8) | |
| 2006 | 1.6 (0.0-3.2) | 5.3 (2.1-8.5) | 8.7 (4.9-12.5) | 5.8 (3.2-8.3) | 10.4 (5.8-15.0) | 6.4 (4.9-7.8) | |
| 2007 | 6.1 (2.5-9.6) | 6.1 (2.8-9.3) | 8.9 (5.2-12.6) | 7.9 (5.1-10.7) | 10.7 (6.5-14.9) | 8.2 (6.6-9.7) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 7.5 (4.3-10.7) | 8.4 (5.5-11.4) | 9.1 (6.5-11.8) | 9.5 (7.3-11.8) | 12.5 (9.0-16.1) | 9.4 (8.1-10.7) |
| 1998 | 4.3 (2.0-6.5) | 4.6 (2.9-6.3) | 8.0 (5.5-10.5) | 7.2 (5.1-9.3) | 8.5 (5.9-11.2) | 6.5 (5.5-7.5) | |
| 2002 | 7.3 (3.7-10.8) | 8.6 (4.7-12.4) | 5.4 (3.3-7.4) | 7.6 (5.5-9.6) | 12.9 (10.0-15.8) | 8.6 (7.4-9.9) | |
| 2003 | 3.8 (1.5-6.1) | 7.1 (4.0-10.3) | 6.6 (3.7-9.5) | 5.8 (4.4-7.3) | 7.9 (5.2-10.6) | 6.3 (5.2-7.4) | |
| 2004 | 6.8 (3.4-10.2) | 6.6 (3.9-9.3) | 8.6 (5.5-11.6) | 8.3 (5.5-11.1) | 10.0 (6.7-13.3) | 8.2 (6.8-9.6) | |
| 2005 | 4.5 (2.6-6.4) | 6.0 (3.9-8.2) | 5.8 (3.8-7.8) | 5.7 (3.9-7.6) | 8.8 (5.8-11.8) | 6.2 (5.3-7.2) | |
| 2006 | 2.7 (0.8-4.7) | 4.7 (2.4-7.0) | 6.5 (4.0-8.9) | 3.9 (2.4-5.5) | 7.6 (4.6-10.5) | 5.3 (4.2-6.3) | |
| 2007 | 5.1 (2.5-7.7) | 7.0 (3.9-10.1) | 9.9 (6.8-13.1) | 9.1 (6.1-12.1) | 9.5 (6.4-12.7) | 8.3 (7.0-9.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,229), 1998 (3,348), 2002 (3,402), 2003 (3,493), 2004 (2,537), 2005 (3,345), 2006 (2,348), 2007 (2,308). The indicator includes those with a Kessler 10 (K10) score of 22 or above. The K10 is a 10-item questionnaire that measures the level of psychological distress in the most recent 4-week period. |
| 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 |