Current smoking by region,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 10.9 (7.8-14.0) | 11.6 (8.8-14.4) | 11.2 (8.9-13.4) |
| 1998 | 11.8 (8.3-15.2) | 9.9 (7.6-12.3) | 11.1 (8.7-13.5) | |
| 2002 | 8.3 (5.8-10.7) | 7.7 (5.8-9.6) | 8.1 (6.3-9.8) | |
| 2003 | 10.4 (7.0-13.8) | 8.0 (5.9-10.0) | 9.5 (7.2-11.8) | |
| 2004 | 8.4 (5.7-11.1) | 8.7 (6.1-11.3) | 8.5 (6.6-10.5) | |
| 2005 | 7.2 (4.8-9.6) | 8.6 (6.4-10.9) | 7.8 (6.0-9.5) | |
| 2006 | 6.8 (4.3-9.2) | 6.7 (4.2-9.1) | 6.7 (4.9-8.5) | |
| 2007 | 8.8 (5.6-12.0) | 7.9 (5.3-10.6) | 8.4 (6.2-10.6) | |
| Females | 1997 | 7.5 (5.6-9.3) | 8.1 (6.0-10.3) | 7.7 (6.3-9.1) |
| 1998 | 8.2 (6.2-10.3) | 7.6 (5.8-9.3) | 8.0 (6.5-9.5) | |
| 2002 | 6.6 (4.8-8.4) | 7.0 (5.2-8.9) | 6.7 (5.4-8.1) | |
| 2003 | 6.2 (4.4-8.0) | 5.2 (3.8-6.6) | 5.8 (4.6-7.1) | |
| 2004 | 6.3 (4.1-8.5) | 5.8 (4.1-7.5) | 6.1 (4.6-7.7) | |
| 2005 | 4.9 (3.5-6.3) | 6.4 (4.9-7.9) | 5.4 (4.4-6.5) | |
| 2006 | 5.6 (3.7-7.4) | 7.0 (5.1-8.9) | 6.1 (4.7-7.5) | |
| 2007 | 6.2 (4.4-8.0) | 5.8 (4.1-7.4) | 6.1 (4.7-7.4) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 8.9 (7.2-10.6) | 9.7 (8.0-11.4) | 9.2 (8.0-10.5) |
| 1998 | 9.8 (7.9-11.7) | 8.6 (7.2-10.1) | 9.4 (8.0-10.7) | |
| 2002 | 7.3 (5.8-8.8) | 7.3 (6.0-8.7) | 7.3 (6.3-8.4) | |
| 2003 | 8.0 (6.2-9.8) | 6.6 (5.4-7.8) | 7.5 (6.3-8.8) | |
| 2004 | 7.2 (5.5-9.0) | 7.1 (5.6-8.7) | 7.2 (6.0-8.4) | |
| 2005 | 5.9 (4.6-7.3) | 7.4 (6.1-8.7) | 6.5 (5.5-7.4) | |
| 2006 | 6.1 (4.6-7.6) | 6.9 (5.3-8.4) | 6.4 (5.3-7.5) | |
| 2007 | 7.3 (5.6-9.0) | 6.7 (5.2-8.3) | 7.1 (5.9-8.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,283), 1998 (3,400), 2002 (3,419), 2003 (3,575), 2004 (2,589), 2005 (3,387), 2006 (2,387), 2007 (2,367). The indicator includes those who smoked daily or occasionally. The question used to define the indicator was: Which of the following best describes your smoking status: Smoke daily, Smoke occasionally, Do not smoke now, but I used to, I have tried it a few times but never smoked regularly, or I have never smoked? |
| 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 |