Eating potato crisps or salty snacks less than once a month by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2005-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2005-2007
| 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 | 2005 | 72.3 (63.0-81.6) | 64.9 (54.2-75.6) | 72.3 (63.5-81.0) | 71.5 (63.0-80.1) | 77.9 (68.6-87.2) | 71.6 (67.4-75.8) |
| 2006 | 69.5 (60.6-78.5) | 69.4 (61.4-77.4) | 67.8 (59.7-76.0) | 70.1 (63.2-77.1) | 74.5 (67.1-81.9) | 70.5 (67.0-74.0) | |
| 2007 | 64.8 (55.6-74.0) | 70.2 (61.9-78.4) | 75.3 (68.2-82.5) | 69.4 (62.1-76.7) | 70.8 (62.3-79.4) | 70.1 (66.4-73.7) | |
| Females | 2005 | 76.5 (68.3-84.8) | 77.6 (70.6-84.5) | 72.2 (65.3-79.1) | 78.9 (72.7-85.1) | 76.3 (68.5-84.0) | 76.5 (73.3-79.7) |
| 2006 | 76.3 (69.9-82.8) | 79.2 (73.5-85.0) | 82.5 (77.5-87.6) | 78.0 (72.9-83.1) | 81.2 (75.7-86.6) | 79.4 (77.0-81.9) | |
| 2007 | 77.1 (70.9-83.3) | 78.2 (72.3-84.1) | 80.4 (75.5-85.3) | 79.5 (74.7-84.2) | 73.5 (67.0-80.1) | 77.9 (75.4-80.4) | |
| Persons | 2005 | 74.4 (68.2-80.7) | 72.1 (65.8-78.3) | 72.2 (66.8-77.7) | 75.7 (70.6-80.8) | 76.9 (71.0-82.9) | 74.3 (71.7-76.9) |
| 2006 | 73.3 (67.9-78.7) | 74.8 (69.9-79.6) | 76.1 (71.4-80.8) | 74.5 (70.3-78.7) | 78.0 (73.4-82.5) | 75.4 (73.3-77.5) | |
| 2007 | 71.4 (65.9-76.8) | 74.4 (69.3-79.4) | 78.3 (74.2-82.4) | 75.0 (70.8-79.2) | 72.4 (67.2-77.6) | 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 |