Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2006
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2006
| 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 | 2002 | 27.7 (18.6-36.8) | 36.0 (26.3-45.8) | 31.8 (24.8-38.8) | 31.2 (25.7-36.7) | 29.1 (22.9-35.3) | 31.2 (27.9-34.4) |
| 2003 | 32.3 (20.3-44.3) | 34.8 (26.2-43.4) | 26.6 (19.5-33.6) | 33.0 (28.2-37.8) | 31.6 (23.3-39.9) | 31.5 (28.1-34.8) | |
| 2005 | 35.7 (28.6-42.8) | 36.6 (29.5-43.8) | 35.5 (29.2-41.7) | 29.7 (23.8-35.7) | 26.1 (19.4-32.9) | 33.1 (30.1-36.0) | |
| 2006 | 26.7 (18.7-34.7) | 24.8 (17.8-31.8) | 30.6 (23.2-37.9) | 33.4 (26.2-40.5) | 26.7 (19.8-33.7) | 28.0 (24.7-31.2) | |
| Females | 2002 | 31.1 (22.1-40.1) | 40.8 (33.2-48.4) | 28.4 (23.0-33.9) | 36.6 (31.7-41.5) | 30.5 (25.7-35.4) | 33.2 (30.5-35.9) |
| 2003 | 32.3 (24.2-40.4) | 34.5 (27.6-41.4) | 31.9 (26.0-37.8) | 34.5 (30.4-38.6) | 29.4 (23.6-35.2) | 32.7 (30.1-35.3) | |
| 2005 | 34.1 (27.9-40.3) | 30.1 (24.6-35.6) | 34.9 (29.8-40.0) | 39.4 (34.3-44.6) | 31.4 (25.7-37.1) | 34.0 (31.5-36.4) | |
| 2006 | 35.1 (28.0-42.1) | 32.8 (26.3-39.3) | 39.7 (33.2-46.1) | 36.0 (30.2-41.7) | 32.1 (25.9-38.4) | 35.2 (32.4-38.1) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 29.5 (23.1-36.0) | 38.5 (32.3-44.6) | 29.9 (25.6-34.3) | 34.1 (30.4-37.7) | 29.9 (26.1-33.7) | 32.3 (30.2-34.4) |
| 2003 | 32.3 (25.6-39.1) | 34.6 (29.2-40.0) | 29.3 (24.8-33.9) | 33.8 (30.7-36.9) | 30.4 (25.5-35.4) | 31.8 (29.8-33.9) | |
| 2005 | 34.9 (30.2-39.5) | 33.0 (28.6-37.4) | 35.2 (31.2-39.1) | 35.2 (31.3-39.2) | 29.1 (24.7-33.4) | 33.6 (31.7-35.4) | |
| 2006 | 31.3 (26.0-36.6) | 29.2 (24.4-34.0) | 35.7 (30.8-40.6) | 34.8 (30.3-39.3) | 29.5 (24.9-34.2) | 31.9 (29.8-34.1) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (3,417), 2003 (3,573), 2005 (3,387), 2006 (2,381). The indicator includes those who have helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months. The question used was: In the last 3 months, have you helped out any local group or organisation such as a school, scouts and brownies, a sporting club, or hospital, as a volunteer, or other organisation? |
| 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 |