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| Health area | Sex | Estimated number | Per cent | LL 95% CI | UL 95% CI |
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| Sydney South West AHS | Males | 82,500 | 94.4 | 89.4 | 99.4 |
| Females | 66,300 | 96.0 | 92.3 | 99.7 | |
| Persons | 148,900 | 95.1 | 91.9 | 98.4 | |
| South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra AHS | Males | 67,900 | 91.4 | 84.8 | 98.1 |
| Females | 68,900 | 89.9 | 83.7 | 96.0 | |
| Persons | 136,800 | 90.6 | 86.1 | 95.2 | |
| Sydney West AHS | Males | 53,100 | 83.6 | 73.7 | 93.6 |
| Females | 57,100 | 85.9 | 78.1 | 93.6 | |
| Persons | 110,300 | 84.8 | 78.5 | 91.1 | |
| Northern Sydney & Central Coast AHS | Males | 60,700 | 92.4 | 86.8 | 98.0 |
| Females | 63,300 | 92.6 | 87.9 | 97.3 | |
| Persons | 124,000 | 92.5 | 88.8 | 96.2 | |
| Hunter & New England AHS | Males | 37,200 | 80.3 | 69.5 | 91.2 |
| Females | 42,100 | 85.5 | 79.8 | 91.2 | |
| Persons | 79,300 | 83.0 | 77.0 | 89.0 | |
| North Coast AHS | Males | 18,100 | 73.8 | 61.7 | 85.8 |
| Females | 16,500 | 71.1 | 62.3 | 79.9 | |
| Persons | 34,700 | 72.5 | 64.9 | 80.0 | |
| Greater Southern AHS | Males | 17,300 | 78.1 | 67.3 | 88.9 |
| Females | 23,700 | 80.4 | 72.3 | 88.5 | |
| Persons | 41,000 | 79.4 | 72.8 | 86.0 | |
| Greater Western AHS | Males | 11,900 | 77.4 | 66.7 | 88.2 |
| Females | 14,100 | 85.3 | 78.1 | 92.5 | |
| Persons | 26,000 | 81.5 | 75.1 | 87.9 | |
| NSW | Males | 348,800 | 87.4 | 84.3 | 90.4 |
| Females | 352,100 | 88.2 | 85.9 | 90.5 | |
| Persons | 700,900 | 87.8 | 85.9 | 89.7 |
| ASGC category | Sex | Estimated number | Per cent | LL 95% CI | UL 95% CI |
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| Major cities | Males | 245,200 | 91.6 | 88.1 | 95.1 |
| Females | 234,700 | 92.2 | 89.6 | 94.8 | |
| Persons | 479,900 | 91.9 | 89.7 | 94.1 | |
| Inner regional | Males | 74,600 | 80.1 | 72.9 | 87.3 |
| Females | 73,000 | 84.2 | 78.1 | 90.3 | |
| Persons | 147,700 | 82.1 | 77.3 | 86.8 | |
| Outer regional & remote | Males | 29,000 | 75.4 | 67.1 | 83.6 |
| Females | 44,300 | 76.7 | 70.7 | 82.8 | |
| Persons | 73,300 | 76.2 | 71.3 | 81.1 | |
| NSW | Males | 348,800 | 87.4 | 84.3 | 90.4 |
| Females | 352,100 | 88.2 | 85.9 | 90.5 | |
| Persons | 700,900 | 87.8 | 85.9 | 89.7 |
| Note: | The indicator includes those who either agree with or would agree to having fluoride added to their water supply. The questions used to define the indicator were: Has fluoride been added to your public water supply?. If the respondent answered Yes: Do you agree with adding fluoride to your public water supply to prevent tooth decay? If the respondent answered No, Don't know, or Refused: Would you be in favour of adding fluoride to your water supply to prevent tooth decay? Estimates are based on 1,773 respondents. 311 (14.92%) were not stated (Don’t know or Refused). LL/UL 95%CI = lower and upper limits of the 95% confidence interval for the point estimate. |
| Source: | NSW Population Health Survey (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
| Downloadable files: | The data contained in the table on this page are available for download as a CSV file which can be imported into many software packages. |
| Copyright notice: | This work is copyright NSW Department of Health, 2006. It may be reproduced in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited. |
| Suggested citation: | Public Health Division, The Health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. NSW Department of Health, Sydney, Available at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/ora/ora_fluoagree_ahs.htm. Accessed (insert date of access). |
| Produced by: | Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 8 December 2006 |
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