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Trends in health services
Trends in health services
| Persons aged 65 years and over | | Indicator | Year | Males | Females | Persons | | Private health insurance | 1997 | 46.0 (42.5-49.5) | 40.8 (38.0-43.7) | 43.1 (40.9-45.4) | | 1998 | 41.7 (38.2-45.1) | 43.1 (40.4-45.9) | 42.5 (40.3-44.7) | | 2002 | 46.3 (42.8-49.8) | 43.1 (40.1-46.0) | 44.5 (42.3-46.8) | | 2003 | 45.7 (42.2-49.2) | 47.7 (44.8-50.6) | 46.5 (44.3-48.7) | | 2004 | 47.7 (43.6-51.8) | 49.1 (45.8-52.4) | 48.5 (45.9-51.1) | | 2005 | 53.0 (49.8-56.2) | 50.9 (48.3-53.6) | 51.9 (49.8-53.9) | | 2006 | 51.6 (47.9-55.3) | 50.1 (47.1-53.2) | 50.8 (48.4-53.1) | | 2007 | 53.7 (50.8-56.6) | 48.6 (46.3-50.9) | 50.9 (49.1-52.7) | | Difficulties getting health care when needing it | 1997 | 7.7 (5.6-9.8) | 7.6 (6.0-9.3) | 7.7 (6.4-9.0) | | 1998 | 7.5 (5.9-9.0) | 7.3 (6.0-8.7) | 7.4 (6.4-8.4) | | 2002 | 10.5 (8.5-12.5) | 8.1 (6.7-9.5) | 9.2 (8.0-10.4) | | 2003 | 12.3 (10.0-14.6) | 9.2 (7.6-10.8) | 10.6 (9.3-12.0) | | 2004 | 10.6 (8.4-12.9) | 11.7 (9.6-13.7) | 11.2 (9.7-12.7) | | 2005 | 10.3 (8.4-12.2) | 10.3 (8.6-11.9) | 10.3 (9.0-11.5) | | 2006 | 9.6 (7.4-11.8) | 9.3 (7.7-11.0) | 9.5 (8.1-10.8) | | 2007 | 11.6 (9.8-13.4) | 12.3 (10.8-13.8) | 12.0 (10.8-13.2) | | Emergency department presentation in the last 12 months | 1997 | 14.5 (12.0-16.9) | 11.5 (9.8-13.2) | 12.8 (11.4-14.3) | | 1998 | 14.5 (12.2-16.9) | 13.2 (11.3-15.0) | 13.8 (12.3-15.2) | | 2002 | 15.0 (12.4-17.5) | 13.4 (11.5-15.2) | 14.1 (12.6-15.7) | | 2003 | 16.7 (14.0-19.4) | 15.4 (13.4-17.5) | 15.9 (14.3-17.6) | | 2004 | 18.2 (15.0-21.4) | 14.8 (12.4-17.2) | 16.3 (14.4-18.3) | | 2005 | 15.2 (13.0-17.5) | 14.1 (12.3-15.8) | 14.6 (13.2-16.0) | | 2006 | 15.8 (13.1-18.5) | 15.5 (13.3-17.7) | 15.6 (13.9-17.4) | | 2007 | 19.2 (16.8-21.6) | 16.5 (14.8-18.3) | 17.7 (16.3-19.2) | | Emergency department care rated as excellent, very good or good | 1997 | 90.6 (85.7-95.5) | 92.1 (88.2-96.1) | 91.3 (88.2-94.5) | | 1998 | 90.8 (86.1-95.4) | 92.2 (88.3-96.2) | 91.6 (88.6-94.6) | | 2002 | 92.0 (87.4-96.6) | 88.1 (83.6-92.6) | 90.0 (86.7-93.2) | | 2003 | 89.9 (84.5-95.3) | 90.9 (86.7-95.2) | 90.5 (87.2-93.9) | | 2004 | 90.1 (85.0-95.1) | 90.3 (85.3-95.4) | 90.2 (86.6-93.8) | | 2005 | 91.5 (87.1-95.9) | 91.4 (87.6-95.3) | 91.4 (88.5-94.4) | | 2006 | 94.9 (90.7-99.0) | 89.6 (84.2-95.1) | 92.0 (88.5-95.6) | | 2007 | 89.2 (84.8-93.6) | 91.1 (88.0-94.1) | 90.1 (87.5-92.8) | | Hospital admission in the last 12 months | 1997 | 22.8 (19.9-25.7) | 20.3 (17.9-22.6) | 21.4 (19.6-23.2) | | 1998 | 25.9 (22.9-28.9) | 21.0 (18.7-23.2) | 23.1 (21.3-25.0) | | 2002 | 24.0 (20.9-27.2) | 18.9 (16.7-21.0) | 21.2 (19.4-23.1) | | 2003 | 25.8 (22.6-28.9) | 18.8 (16.6-20.9) | 21.9 (20.1-23.7) | | 2004 | 25.2 (21.5-28.8) | 21.5 (18.7-24.2) | 23.1 (20.9-25.4) | | 2005 | 24.6 (21.9-27.4) | 19.6 (17.6-21.6) | 21.9 (20.2-23.5) | | 2006 | 25.2 (21.9-28.4) | 19.0 (16.6-21.4) | 21.8 (19.8-23.8) | | 2007 | 26.3 (23.6-28.9) | 21.5 (19.6-23.4) | 23.6 (22.0-25.2) | | Hospital care rated as excellent, very good or good | 1997 | 93.3 (89.8-96.8) | 92.3 (89.0-95.6) | 92.8 (90.4-95.2) | | 1998 | 95.5 (93.2-97.7) | 93.7 (90.8-96.5) | 94.6 (92.7-96.4) | | 2002 | 95.8 (92.9-98.7) | 94.2 (91.4-97.1) | 95.0 (93.0-97.1) | | 2003 | 95.6 (93.1-98.2) | 94.8 (92.3-97.2) | 95.0 (93.2-96.8) | | 2004 | 94.9 (91.1-98.7) | 92.6 (89.2-95.9) | 93.7 (91.2-96.2) | | 2005 | 97.6 (95.8-99.3) | 93.1 (90.2-95.9) | 95.3 (93.7-97.0) | | 2006 | 93.7 (89.1-98.3) | 93.4 (89.9-97.0) | 93.6 (90.6-96.5) | | 2007 | 92.0 (88.9-95.0) | 90.9 (88.1-93.6) | 91.4 (89.4-93.5) | | Visited a general practitioner in the last 2 weeks | 1997 | 40.0 (36.4-43.5) | 38.9 (35.9-41.9) | 39.4 (37.1-41.7) | | 1998 | 37.2 (33.8-40.7) | 41.9 (39.1-44.7) | 39.9 (37.7-42.0) | | 2007 | 40.2 (37.2-43.2) | 41.7 (39.4-44.1) | 41.1 (39.2-42.9) | | Visited a general practitioner in the last 12 months | 1997 | 93.0 (91.3-94.8) | 93.3 (91.7-94.9) | 93.2 (92.0-94.4) | | 1998 | 94.6 (93.2-96.0) | 95.7 (94.5-96.8) | 95.2 (94.3-96.1) | | 2007 | 94.6 (93.4-95.8) | 94.4 (93.3-95.5) | 94.5 (93.7-95.3) | | Public dental service attendance in the last 12 months | 2002 | 5.2 (3.6-6.8) | 5.4 (4.0-6.9) | 5.3 (4.3-6.4) | | 2003 | 6.7 (5.0-8.3) | 4.0 (3.0-5.1) | 5.2 (4.3-6.1) | | 2004 | 7.5 (5.4-9.6) | 5.4 (3.8-6.9) | 6.3 (5.1-7.6) | | 2005 | 5.8 (4.3-7.3) | 5.8 (4.6-7.0) | 5.8 (4.8-6.8) | | 2006 | 4.7 (3.1-6.3) | 3.6 (2.5-4.7) | 4.1 (3.1-5.0) | | 2007 | 6.7 (5.1-8.2) | 5.1 (4.1-6.1) | 5.8 (4.9-6.7) | | Community health centre attendance in the last 12 months | 2002 | 4.8 (3.2-6.4) | 6.0 (4.7-7.3) | 5.4 (4.4-6.5) | | 2003 | 3.0 (1.9-4.1) | 5.6 (4.3-6.9) | 4.4 (3.6-5.3) | | 2004 | 6.6 (4.6-8.5) | 6.8 (5.2-8.5) | 6.7 (5.5-8.0) | | 2005 | 7.6 (5.8-9.3) | 7.9 (6.4-9.5) | 7.8 (6.6-8.9) | | 2006 | 6.0 (4.2-7.8) | 6.9 (5.4-8.4) | 6.5 (5.3-7.7) | | 2007 | 6.8 (5.4-8.3) | 7.8 (6.7-9.0) | 7.4 (6.5-8.3) |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. | | Print version: | Although this page can be printed directly from your web browser, a higher quality version is available as a PDF file that can be printed or viewed on screen. | | Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. | | Last updated on: | 1 July 2008 |
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