| Health Area | Sex | Per cent | LL 99% CI | UL 99% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sydney | Males | 7.6 | 4.1 | 11.1 |
| Females | 5.9 | 2.8 | 9 | |
| Northern Sydney | Males | 10.4 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
| Females | 7.3 | 3.4 | 11.1 | |
| Southern Sydney | Males | 9.7 | 5.4 | 13.9 |
| Females | 4.3 | 1.7 | 6.8 | |
| Eastern Sydney | Males | 10.2 | 6 | 14.4 |
| Females | 8.2 | 4.6 | 11.7 | |
| South West Sydney | Males | 7.9 | 4 | 11.8 |
| Females | 5.4 | 2.4 | 8.5 | |
| Western Sydney | Males | 10.8 | 6.6 | 15 |
| Females | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5 | |
| Wentworth | Males | 10.3 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
| Females | 3.3 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Central Coast | Males | 11.7 | 6.8 | 16.6 |
| Females | 6.4 | 3.2 | 9.5 | |
| Hunter | Males | 15.8 | 10.5 | 21 |
| Females | 4.4 | 1.4 | 7.5 | |
| Illawarra | Males | 11.3 | 6.9 | 15.8 |
| Females | 5.5 | 2 | 8.9 | |
| Northern Rivers/Mid North Coast | Males | 13.6 | 8.2 | 19.1 |
| Females | 3.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | |
| New England | Males | 10.8 | 6.5 | 15.1 |
| Females | 4.5 | 1.7 | 7.2 | |
| Macquarie/Far West | Males | 19.2 | 13.7 | 24.8 |
| Females | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mid Western | Males | 17.9 | 12 | 23.7 |
| Females | 6 | 2.6 | 9.4 | |
| Greater Murray | Males | 19.1 | 12.5 | 25.7 |
| Females | 6.6 | 3.3 | 9.9 | |
| Southern | Males | 14.5 | 8.5 | 20.6 |
| Females | 5.8 | 2.7 | 8.9 | |
| NSW | Males | 11.6 | 10.3 | 12.9 |
| Females | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.1 |
Note: | Harmful alcohol use was defined as more than 6 drinks
per day on average for men and more than 4 drinks per day on average for women. LL/UL99% CI = lower/upper limits
of 99% confidence interval of the point estimate. | Source: |
NSW Health Promotion Survey 1994 (HOIST), Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, NSW Health Department. | |
In men, rates of harmful alcohol use varied from 8 per cent in Central Sydney to 19 per cent in the Far West, Macquarie and Greater Murray.
In women, rates of harmful alcohol use ranged from 3 per cent in Western Sydney to 8 per cent in Eastern Sydney.
Men from the Macquarie and Far West Areas were significantly more likely to report harmful alcohol use than other NSW men.
There were no other statistically significant differences among Areas.
| For more information, see: | Centre for Education and Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs. |
Produced by|
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch,
Public Health Division,
New South Wales Health Department on 23 March 1998. | |