Smoke-free households 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) |
| Persons | 1997 | 79.1 (76.7-81.6) | 76.4 (74.0-78.9) | 78.2 (76.4-80.0) |
| 1998 | 79.0 (76.5-81.4) | 81.1 (79.1-83.2) | 79.7 (78.0-81.5) | |
| 2002 | 85.1 (82.6-87.5) | 86.0 (84.1-88.0) | 85.4 (83.7-87.1) | |
| 2003 | 86.6 (84.5-88.8) | 87.0 (85.2-88.7) | 86.8 (85.2-88.3) | |
| 2004 | 87.5 (85.1-89.9) | 90.8 (89.2-92.5) | 88.7 (87.1-90.4) | |
| 2005 | 90.4 (88.6-92.2) | 90.7 (89.2-92.1) | 90.5 (89.3-91.7) | |
| 2006 | 92.9 (91.2-94.5) | 92.2 (90.6-93.8) | 92.6 (91.4-93.8) | |
| 2007 | 92.6 (90.8-94.3) | 90.7 (88.9-92.5) | 91.9 (90.6-93.2) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,283), 1998 (3,399), 2002 (3,416), 2003 (3,571), 2004 (2,587), 2005 (3,306), 2006 (2,385), 2007 (2,354). The indicator includes those who indicated their home was smoke-free. The question used to define the indicator was: Which of the following best describes your home situation: My home is smoke-free, People occasionally smoke in the house, or People frequently smoke in the house? |
| 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 |