Area has a reputation for being a safe place 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 | 82.6 (73.6-91.6) | 78.2 (69.3-87.1) | 79.6 (73.5-85.7) | 79.7 (74.7-84.6) | 66.1 (59.1-73.0) | 76.4 (73.2-79.6) |
| 2003 | 89.4 (81.3-97.6) | 83.5 (76.6-90.4) | 85.2 (79.6-90.7) | 81.6 (77.6-85.7) | 66.6 (58.1-75.1) | 80.9 (78.0-83.8) | |
| 2005 | 92.2 (88.1-96.4) | 84.8 (79.0-90.6) | 84.6 (79.8-89.4) | 82.7 (77.1-88.3) | 73.4 (65.6-81.2) | 84.0 (81.4-86.5) | |
| 2006 | 90.6 (85.2-95.9) | 86.8 (81.1-92.6) | 83.6 (77.5-89.8) | 78.1 (71.1-85.0) | 68.2 (59.9-76.4) | 81.6 (78.6-84.6) | |
| 2007 | 89.2 (82.8-95.6) | 87.9 (81.7-94.0) | 86.2 (80.4-91.9) | 81.3 (74.7-87.8) | 69.6 (61.2-77.9) | 82.5 (79.5-85.6) | |
| Females | 2002 | 86.1 (79.5-92.7) | 81.2 (75.0-87.5) | 73.7 (68.0-79.3) | 70.5 (65.5-75.4) | 65.1 (58.7-71.4) | 73.3 (70.5-76.2) |
| 2003 | 84.2 (77.9-90.5) | 79.4 (73.3-85.5) | 76.9 (71.1-82.7) | 77.0 (73.2-80.9) | 59.9 (52.9-67.0) | 75.5 (72.9-78.0) | |
| 2005 | 88.7 (83.6-93.9) | 82.0 (77.3-86.6) | 78.4 (73.6-83.2) | 78.8 (74.4-83.3) | 65.5 (59.1-71.9) | 79.0 (76.7-81.2) | |
| 2006 | 85.0 (79.8-90.3) | 83.6 (78.5-88.7) | 79.8 (74.6-85.1) | 82.8 (78.3-87.3) | 62.2 (55.0-69.3) | 79.5 (77.1-81.9) | |
| 2007 | 89.0 (83.7-94.3) | 82.5 (77.3-87.6) | 80.2 (74.6-85.8) | 81.7 (77.0-86.3) | 67.4 (60.2-74.5) | 80.2 (77.7-82.7) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 84.5 (79.0-90.0) | 79.7 (74.2-85.2) | 76.3 (72.2-80.5) | 74.8 (71.2-78.3) | 65.5 (60.8-70.2) | 74.8 (72.7-76.9) |
| 2003 | 86.2 (81.2-91.2) | 81.3 (76.7-85.8) | 80.9 (76.9-85.0) | 79.1 (76.3-81.9) | 63.0 (57.6-68.5) | 77.9 (76.0-79.8) | |
| 2005 | 90.4 (87.1-93.8) | 83.2 (79.6-86.9) | 81.2 (77.8-84.7) | 80.5 (77.0-84.0) | 69.0 (64.1-74.0) | 81.3 (79.6-82.9) | |
| 2006 | 87.5 (83.8-91.3) | 85.1 (81.3-88.9) | 81.5 (77.5-85.5) | 80.7 (76.7-84.7) | 65.1 (59.7-70.5) | 80.5 (78.6-82.4) | |
| 2007 | 89.1 (85.0-93.2) | 84.9 (81.0-88.8) | 82.9 (78.9-86.9) | 81.5 (77.7-85.3) | 68.4 (62.9-73.9) | 81.2 (79.3-83.2) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (3,270), 2003 (3,403), 2005 (3,227), 2006 (2,294), 2007 (2,197). The indicator includes those who strongly agree or agree that their area has a reputation for being a safe place. The question used was Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement My area has a reputation for being a safe place? |
| 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 |