Eating potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month by region,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2005-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2005-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2005 | 70.8 (65.0-76.6) | 73.0 (67.6-78.3) | 71.6 (67.4-75.8) |
| 2006 | 68.5 (63.5-73.4) | 73.8 (69.5-78.2) | 70.5 (67.0-74.0) | |
| 2007 | 70.5 (65.4-75.6) | 69.4 (64.7-74.1) | 70.1 (66.4-73.7) | |
| Females | 2005 | 74.2 (69.7-78.8) | 80.2 (76.6-83.9) | 76.5 (73.3-79.7) |
| 2006 | 79.4 (75.9-82.8) | 79.6 (76.2-82.9) | 79.4 (77.0-81.9) | |
| 2007 | 78.7 (75.1-82.2) | 76.7 (73.3-80.1) | 77.9 (75.4-80.4) | |
| Persons | 2005 | 72.7 (69.0-76.3) | 77.1 (73.9-80.2) | 74.3 (71.7-76.9) |
| 2006 | 74.5 (71.5-77.4) | 76.9 (74.2-79.6) | 75.4 (73.3-77.5) | |
| 2007 | 75.0 (72.0-78.0) | 73.5 (70.7-76.3) | 74.4 (72.3-76.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2005 (1,640), 2006 (2,363), 2007 (2,278). The indicator includes those who ate potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month. The question used to define the indicator was: How often do you eat potato crisps or other salty snacks? |
| 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 |