Smoke-free cars by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2003-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2003-2007
| 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) |
| Persons | 2003 | 86.5 (81.6-91.5) | 88.3 (84.1-92.5) | 81.4 (76.6-86.1) | 88.0 (85.7-90.2) | 88.6 (85.5-91.7) | 86.4 (84.8-88.1) |
| 2004 | 89.8 (85.2-94.5) | 90.9 (87.4-94.3) | 88.9 (85.1-92.7) | 89.6 (86.4-92.8) | 87.6 (83.2-92.1) | 89.2 (87.4-91.0) | |
| 2005 | 91.4 (88.4-94.4) | 89.1 (85.8-92.4) | 90.4 (87.6-93.2) | 89.5 (86.7-92.3) | 88.2 (84.9-91.4) | 89.9 (88.5-91.2) | |
| 2006 | 96.6 (94.6-98.7) | 91.5 (88.3-94.7) | 93.8 (91.4-96.2) | 91.3 (88.5-94.2) | 88.0 (84.0-92.1) | 92.4 (91.1-93.7) | |
| 2007 | 91.9 (88.5-95.3) | 95.7 (93.5-97.9) | 93.6 (91.0-96.1) | 92.5 (89.8-95.2) | 91.3 (87.6-95.0) | 92.9 (91.6-94.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2003 (2,895), 2004 (2,168), 2005 (2,791), 2006 (1,983), 2007 (1,996). The indicator includes those who indicated their car was smoke-free. The question used to define the indicator was: Are people allowed to smoke in your car? |
| 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 |