Visited a dental professional in the last 12 months by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
| 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 | 2002 | 79.7 (71.5-87.9) | 62.2 (52.8-71.6) | 48.6 (40.8-56.5) | 47.9 (41.7-54.0) | 47.3 (40.3-54.3) | 54.5 (51.0-58.0) |
| 2003 | 69.3 (57.5-81.2) | 64.7 (56.0-73.4) | 57.0 (49.1-65.0) | 53.0 (47.9-58.2) | 49.9 (41.7-58.1) | 57.2 (53.7-60.7) | |
| 2004 | 72.6 (63.3-82.0) | 57.9 (49.0-66.8) | 57.9 (48.8-66.9) | 46.0 (39.0-53.1) | 54.1 (44.8-63.4) | 57.5 (53.5-61.5) | |
| 2005 | 74.6 (68.2-81.1) | 66.2 (59.3-73.2) | 53.3 (46.7-60.0) | 51.8 (45.2-58.4) | 45.0 (36.8-53.2) | 59.0 (55.9-62.1) | |
| 2006 | 68.7 (60.1-77.2) | 54.7 (46.3-63.2) | 52.0 (43.7-60.3) | 55.3 (47.7-62.9) | 50.1 (41.8-58.4) | 56.0 (52.3-59.7) | |
| 2007 | 74.6 (66.4-82.8) | 54.9 (46.3-63.5) | 62.1 (53.8-70.4) | 49.2 (41.1-57.2) | 44.7 (35.5-53.9) | 57.2 (53.3-61.0) | |
| Females | 2002 | 68.6 (59.0-78.2) | 62.2 (54.7-69.6) | 48.4 (42.0-54.8) | 43.9 (38.6-49.3) | 39.6 (34.0-45.2) | 49.6 (46.6-52.6) |
| 2003 | 71.9 (64.1-79.8) | 54.7 (47.2-62.1) | 45.0 (38.7-51.3) | 43.4 (39.0-47.8) | 45.0 (38.5-51.6) | 50.4 (47.6-53.3) | |
| 2004 | 71.6 (64.0-79.3) | 54.9 (47.5-62.3) | 54.8 (47.7-61.9) | 51.1 (45.2-57.1) | 37.4 (29.9-44.8) | 54.4 (51.1-57.7) | |
| 2005 | 73.4 (67.1-79.7) | 56.9 (50.9-62.9) | 50.7 (45.2-56.3) | 53.5 (48.2-58.7) | 48.8 (42.2-55.3) | 56.7 (54.0-59.3) | |
| 2006 | 73.7 (67.3-80.1) | 55.0 (47.8-62.2) | 53.9 (47.3-60.5) | 52.4 (46.4-58.4) | 46.0 (38.7-53.2) | 56.1 (53.1-59.1) | |
| 2007 | 73.7 (66.7-80.7) | 56.2 (48.7-63.8) | 42.3 (35.9-48.7) | 53.3 (47.5-59.1) | 40.8 (33.6-48.0) | 52.7 (49.6-55.9) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 73.9 (67.4-80.3) | 62.2 (56.2-68.2) | 48.5 (43.5-53.5) | 45.8 (41.8-49.8) | 43.1 (38.5-47.6) | 51.9 (49.6-54.2) |
| 2003 | 71.0 (64.3-77.6) | 59.1 (53.4-64.8) | 50.8 (45.7-55.8) | 47.8 (44.4-51.2) | 47.3 (42.1-52.4) | 53.3 (51.1-55.5) | |
| 2004 | 72.1 (66.1-78.1) | 56.3 (50.6-62.0) | 56.1 (50.5-61.7) | 48.9 (44.3-53.4) | 45.2 (39.1-51.3) | 55.8 (53.3-58.4) | |
| 2005 | 74.0 (69.5-78.5) | 61.1 (56.5-65.7) | 51.9 (47.7-56.2) | 52.7 (48.6-56.9) | 47.1 (41.9-52.2) | 57.7 (55.7-59.7) | |
| 2006 | 71.4 (66.2-76.6) | 54.9 (49.4-60.4) | 53.0 (47.8-58.2) | 53.7 (48.9-58.5) | 48.0 (42.5-53.4) | 56.1 (53.7-58.4) | |
| 2007 | 74.2 (68.8-79.5) | 55.6 (49.9-61.3) | 50.6 (45.3-55.8) | 51.6 (46.8-56.4) | 42.5 (36.8-48.3) | 54.7 (52.3-57.2) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (3,283), 2003 (3,523), 2004 (2,555), 2005 (3,327), 2006 (2,368), 2007 (2,274). The indicator includes those who have attended a dental professional in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: When did you last visit a dental professional about your teeth, dentures or gums? |
| 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 |