Public dental service attendance 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 | 1.0 (0.0-2.3) | 9.6 (2.7-16.5) | 4.4 (1.9-6.9) | 5.2 (2.5-7.8) | 5.1 (2.7-7.6) | 5.2 (3.6-6.8) |
| 2003 | 2.8 (0.0-6.6) | 5.4 (1.2-9.6) | 7.7 (3.6-11.7) | 6.5 (4.0-9.0) | 9.3 (5.1-13.5) | 6.7 (5.0-8.3) | |
| 2004 | 3.9 (0.5-7.4) | 8.5 (3.0-13.9) | 6.6 (2.2-10.9) | 10.1 (6.1-14.2) | 8.7 (3.0-14.5) | 7.5 (5.4-9.6) | |
| 2005 | 2.1 (0.2-3.9) | 5.6 (2.2-9.0) | 8.7 (4.4-12.9) | 4.1 (1.8-6.4) | 8.4 (3.7-13.0) | 5.8 (4.3-7.3) | |
| 2006 | 1.5 (0.0-3.7) | 6.6 (1.7-11.5) | 5.0 (1.9-8.1) | 3.1 (0.4-5.7) | 7.4 (2.9-11.9) | 4.7 (3.1-6.3) | |
| 2007 | 5.9 (2.6-9.3) | 7.7 (3.8-11.5) | 8.1 (4.4-11.7) | 4.3 (1.8-6.8) | 7.3 (3.8-10.9) | 6.7 (5.1-8.2) | |
| Females | 2002 | 3.5 (0.2-6.8) | 7.2 (3.0-11.5) | 6.2 (2.5-9.9) | 5.0 (1.9-8.2) | 5.1 (3.0-7.2) | 5.4 (4.0-6.9) |
| 2003 | 2.6 (0.3-4.8) | 2.4 (0.4-4.4) | 2.0 (0.8-3.2) | 5.7 (3.2-8.2) | 6.4 (3.5-9.3) | 4.0 (3.0-5.1) | |
| 2004 | 5.4 (1.5-9.3) | 3.7 (0.9-6.5) | 4.9 (1.4-8.5) | 6.8 (2.9-10.7) | 5.9 (2.7-9.1) | 5.4 (3.8-6.9) | |
| 2005 | 5.1 (2.1-8.0) | 4.9 (2.5-7.3) | 5.8 (3.4-8.2) | 4.1 (2.2-5.9) | 7.4 (3.7-11.1) | 5.8 (4.6-7.0) | |
| 2006 | 3.0 (0.7-5.3) | 3.6 (1.2-6.1) | 2.0 (0.6-3.3) | 3.2 (0.9-5.5) | 5.5 (2.2-8.8) | 3.6 (2.5-4.7) | |
| 2007 | 2.6 (0.9-4.3) | 3.4 (1.4-5.5) | 4.5 (2.7-6.4) | 6.6 (4.2-8.9) | 7.8 (4.6-10.9) | 5.1 (4.1-6.1) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 2.3 (0.5-4.2) | 8.4 (4.3-12.4) | 5.4 (3.1-7.8) | 5.1 (3.0-7.2) | 5.1 (3.5-6.7) | 5.3 (4.3-6.4) |
| 2003 | 2.6 (0.6-4.7) | 3.7 (1.5-5.9) | 4.7 (2.7-6.8) | 6.1 (4.3-7.9) | 7.7 (5.2-10.2) | 5.2 (4.3-6.1) | |
| 2004 | 4.7 (2.1-7.4) | 5.9 (3.0-8.8) | 5.6 (2.9-8.4) | 8.3 (5.5-11.1) | 7.2 (4.0-10.4) | 6.3 (5.1-7.6) | |
| 2005 | 3.6 (1.9-5.4) | 5.2 (3.2-7.2) | 7.1 (4.7-9.4) | 4.1 (2.6-5.5) | 7.8 (4.9-10.8) | 5.8 (4.8-6.8) | |
| 2006 | 2.3 (0.7-3.9) | 5.0 (2.4-7.6) | 3.3 (1.7-4.8) | 3.1 (1.4-4.9) | 6.4 (3.7-9.2) | 4.1 (3.1-5.0) | |
| 2007 | 4.1 (2.3-6.0) | 5.3 (3.2-7.4) | 6.1 (4.2-8.1) | 5.6 (3.9-7.3) | 7.6 (5.2-9.9) | 5.8 (4.9-6.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (3,414), 2003 (3,571), 2004 (2,585), 2005 (3,381), 2006 (2,383), 2007 (3,921). The indicator includes those who attended a public dental service or dental hospital in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: In the last 12 months, have you attended a public (government-run) dental service or dental hospital? |
| 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 |