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Trends in social capital
Trends in social capital
| Persons aged 65 years and over | | Indicator | Year | Males | Females | Persons | | Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months | 2002 | 45.4 (41.9-48.9) | 51.5 (48.5-54.4) | 48.7 (46.4-50.9) | | 2003 | 44.7 (41.2-48.2) | 49.8 (46.9-52.6) | 47.2 (45.0-49.4) | | 2005 | 49.9 (46.7-53.1) | 56.7 (54.1-59.3) | 53.6 (51.6-55.6) | | 2006 | 47.4 (43.7-51.1) | 58.0 (55.0-61.1) | 53.2 (50.8-55.6) | | Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months | 2002 | 31.2 (27.9-34.4) | 33.2 (30.5-35.9) | 32.3 (30.2-34.4) | | 2003 | 31.5 (28.1-34.8) | 32.7 (30.1-35.3) | 31.8 (29.8-33.9) | | 2005 | 33.1 (30.1-36.0) | 34.0 (31.5-36.4) | 33.6 (31.7-35.4) | | 2006 | 28.0 (24.7-31.2) | 35.2 (32.4-38.1) | 31.9 (29.8-34.1) | | Active member of a local organisation, church or club | 2002 | 56.9 (53.4-60.4) | 57.0 (54.1-60.0) | 57.0 (54.7-59.2) | | 2003 | 57.2 (53.7-60.7) | 55.3 (52.4-58.1) | 55.8 (53.6-58.0) | | 2005 | 53.9 (50.7-57.1) | 54.0 (51.4-56.7) | 54.0 (51.9-56.0) | | 2006 | 52.2 (48.5-55.9) | 55.6 (52.5-58.6) | 54.0 (51.7-56.4) | | Most people can be trusted | 2002 | 70.7 (67.4-74.0) | 69.0 (66.1-71.9) | 69.8 (67.6-72.0) | | 2003 | 76.9 (73.9-80.0) | 73.2 (70.5-75.8) | 74.9 (72.9-76.9) | | 2005 | 80.5 (77.9-83.1) | 78.5 (76.4-80.7) | 79.4 (77.8-81.1) | | 2006 | 77.9 (74.8-81.0) | 77.1 (74.5-79.7) | 77.5 (75.5-79.4) | | 2007 | 73.6 (70.0-77.3) | 75.9 (73.3-78.6) | 74.9 (72.7-77.1) | | Feel safe walking down their street after dark | 2002 | 63.7 (60.3-67.1) | 32.4 (29.4-35.4) | 47.0 (44.6-49.3) | | 2003 | 61.9 (58.3-65.5) | 31.8 (29.0-34.5) | 45.4 (43.1-47.6) | | 2005 | 69.9 (66.8-72.9) | 37.7 (35.0-40.3) | 52.4 (50.3-54.5) | | 2006 | 69.7 (66.3-73.2) | 38.5 (35.4-41.5) | 52.7 (50.3-55.1) | | 2007 | 71.9 (68.3-75.4) | 41.3 (38.2-44.4) | 55.1 (52.6-57.6) | | Area has a reputation for being a safe place | 2002 | 76.4 (73.2-79.6) | 73.3 (70.5-76.2) | 74.8 (72.7-76.9) | | 2003 | 80.9 (78.0-83.8) | 75.5 (72.9-78.0) | 77.9 (76.0-79.8) | | 2005 | 84.0 (81.4-86.5) | 79.0 (76.7-81.2) | 81.3 (79.6-82.9) | | 2006 | 81.6 (78.6-84.6) | 79.5 (77.1-81.9) | 80.5 (78.6-82.4) | | 2007 | 82.5 (79.5-85.6) | 80.2 (77.7-82.7) | 81.2 (79.3-83.2) | | Visit neighbours | 2002 | 66.6 (63.2-70.1) | 63.5 (60.6-66.4) | 65.0 (62.7-67.2) | | 2003 | 67.6 (64.2-71.1) | 62.6 (59.8-65.4) | 64.7 (62.5-66.8) | | 2005 | 69.9 (66.9-72.9) | 64.6 (62.1-67.2) | 67.0 (65.1-68.9) | | 2006 | 70.2 (66.7-73.7) | 65.9 (63.0-68.8) | 67.8 (65.6-70.1) | | 2007 | 68.6 (64.9-72.4) | 60.5 (57.5-63.6) | 64.1 (61.7-66.5) | | Run into friends and acquaintances when shopping in local area | 2002 | 81.9 (79.1-84.7) | 83.5 (81.3-85.7) | 82.8 (81.0-84.5) | | 2003 | 80.8 (78.0-83.7) | 83.1 (80.9-85.2) | 82.0 (80.2-83.7) | | 2005 | 82.1 (79.6-84.6) | 83.2 (81.2-85.2) | 82.7 (81.1-84.3) | | 2006 | 80.9 (77.9-84.0) | 84.2 (81.9-86.4) | 82.7 (80.8-84.6) | | 2007 | 82.0 (78.9-85.0) | 82.1 (79.7-84.6) | 82.1 (80.2-84.0) | | Sad to leave neighbourhood | 2002 | 81.4 (78.7-84.1) | 85.1 (83.1-87.2) | 83.4 (81.7-85.1) | | 2003 | 81.1 (78.3-83.9) | 84.8 (82.6-87.0) | 83.2 (81.4-84.9) | | 2005 | 83.7 (81.3-86.1) | 83.0 (81.0-85.1) | 83.3 (81.7-84.9) | | 2006 | 80.1 (77.0-83.1) | 85.9 (83.9-87.9) | 83.2 (81.5-85.0) | | 2007 | 79.1 (75.9-82.3) | 84.1 (81.7-86.4) | 81.9 (79.9-83.8) |
| 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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