Most people can be trusted by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
| 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 | 2002 | 80.4 (72.4-88.4) | 72.7 (64.3-81.1) | 71.8 (64.9-78.8) | 69.3 (63.3-75.3) | 64.8 (57.6-72.0) | 70.7 (67.4-74.0) |
| 2003 | 82.7 (72.9-92.4) | 75.4 (66.9-83.9) | 78.1 (71.6-84.5) | 79.1 (75.0-83.1) | 69.8 (61.8-77.9) | 76.9 (73.9-80.0) | |
| 2005 | 84.2 (79.0-89.5) | 85.8 (80.3-91.2) | 77.9 (72.0-83.8) | 79.3 (73.7-84.8) | 76.4 (69.6-83.2) | 80.5 (77.9-83.1) | |
| 2006 | 85.6 (79.1-92.1) | 81.2 (74.6-87.7) | 80.1 (73.3-86.9) | 79.2 (73.4-85.0) | 66.3 (58.0-74.5) | 77.9 (74.8-81.0) | |
| 2007 | 77.9 (69.2-86.6) | 72.3 (63.9-80.8) | 69.0 (61.0-77.1) | 76.8 (70.2-83.5) | 73.6 (65.5-81.8) | 73.6 (70.0-77.3) | |
| Females | 2002 | 81.3 (73.6-88.9) | 71.8 (64.7-78.9) | 64.1 (57.7-70.4) | 70.0 (64.9-75.0) | 64.4 (58.0-70.7) | 69.0 (66.1-71.9) |
| 2003 | 79.0 (71.8-86.2) | 78.5 (72.6-84.5) | 69.7 (63.4-76.0) | 75.1 (71.2-79.0) | 63.4 (56.3-70.4) | 73.2 (70.5-75.8) | |
| 2005 | 83.0 (78.3-87.7) | 79.3 (74.5-84.2) | 77.9 (73.2-82.5) | 80.3 (75.9-84.6) | 73.8 (68.1-79.5) | 78.5 (76.4-80.7) | |
| 2006 | 85.3 (80.3-90.3) | 80.6 (75.1-86.1) | 72.9 (66.8-79.0) | 80.0 (75.2-84.8) | 64.7 (57.6-71.8) | 77.1 (74.5-79.7) | |
| 2007 | 84.3 (78.5-90.1) | 79.5 (73.8-85.2) | 73.0 (66.8-79.1) | 76.3 (71.2-81.4) | 64.7 (57.4-71.9) | 75.9 (73.3-78.6) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 80.9 (75.3-86.4) | 72.2 (66.7-77.7) | 67.5 (62.8-72.3) | 69.7 (65.8-73.5) | 64.6 (59.8-69.3) | 69.8 (67.6-72.0) |
| 2003 | 80.3 (74.6-86.1) | 77.2 (72.2-82.2) | 73.7 (69.2-78.3) | 76.9 (74.1-79.8) | 66.4 (61.1-71.7) | 74.9 (72.9-76.9) | |
| 2005 | 83.6 (80.1-87.1) | 82.2 (78.6-85.9) | 77.9 (74.2-81.6) | 79.8 (76.4-83.3) | 74.9 (70.6-79.3) | 79.4 (77.8-81.1) | |
| 2006 | 85.5 (81.4-89.5) | 80.9 (76.7-85.1) | 76.1 (71.6-80.7) | 79.6 (75.9-83.3) | 65.5 (60.1-70.9) | 77.5 (75.5-79.4) | |
| 2007 | 81.4 (76.2-86.5) | 76.3 (71.3-81.3) | 71.2 (66.2-76.1) | 76.5 (72.4-80.6) | 68.9 (63.4-74.3) | 74.9 (72.7-77.1) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (3,265), 2003 (3,392), 2005 (3,269), 2006 (2,300), 2007 (2,213). The indicator includes those who strongly agree or agree that most people can be trusted. The question used was: Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement Most people can be trusted? |
| 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 |