Eyesight tested in last 2 years by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2004-2007
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 2004-2007
| 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 | 2004 | 90.0 (84.3-95.8) | 76.8 (69.3-84.2) | 75.5 (67.7-83.3) | 79.8 (73.8-85.7) | 83.0 (76.8-89.1) | 80.9 (77.9-84.0) |
| 2007 | 86.7 (79.9-93.6) | 85.5 (79.5-91.5) | 84.7 (78.6-90.9) | 87.2 (82.6-91.8) | 83.2 (77.0-89.4) | 85.2 (82.5-87.9) | |
| Females | 2004 | 84.6 (78.5-90.6) | 85.4 (80.3-90.5) | 85.0 (79.8-90.3) | 85.0 (80.7-89.3) | 86.4 (81.7-91.0) | 85.2 (82.9-87.5) |
| 2007 | 89.4 (85.3-93.6) | 81.7 (75.5-88.0) | 89.4 (85.3-93.5) | 86.2 (82.2-90.1) | 86.9 (82.2-91.5) | 86.6 (84.5-88.7) | |
| Persons | 2004 | 87.1 (82.9-91.3) | 81.4 (76.9-85.8) | 81.0 (76.5-85.5) | 82.7 (79.1-86.2) | 84.8 (81.0-88.6) | 83.3 (81.4-85.1) |
| 2007 | 88.2 (84.3-92.1) | 83.4 (79.0-87.8) | 87.2 (83.6-90.8) | 86.6 (83.6-89.6) | 85.2 (81.4-89.0) | 86.0 (84.3-87.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2004 (2,579), 2007 (2,305). The indicator includes those people 35 years or over who had their eyesight tested in the last 2 years. The question used to define the indicator was: When did you last have your eyesight tested? |
| 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 |