Table 2 Health estimates for weighted list assisted random digit dialling sample and weighted electronic white pages sample in the New South Wales Population Health Survey in 2003
| Â | LA-RDD % | EWP % | Diff % | LA-RDD % | EWP % | Diff % | LA-RDD % | EWP % | Diff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indicators | Males | Females | Persons | ||||||
Health Behaviour | |||||||||
Any alcohol risk drinking | 41.1 | 42.3 | 1.2 | 30.1 | 29.9 | -0.2 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 0.5 |
High alcohol risk drinking | 17.7 | 18.1 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 9.7 | -1.1 | 14.5 | 14.2 | -0.3 |
Hand washing when handling raw meat | 56.4 | 55.2 | -1.2 | 64.3 | 63.3 | -1 | 60.7 | 59.7 | -1 |
Food insecurity in the last 12 months | 5.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 6.8 | 5.6 | -1.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
Recommended daily fruit intake | 39.3 | 39.9 | 0.6 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 0.3 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 0.4 |
Usual use of low fat, reduced fat or skim milk | 37.2 | 39.0 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 51.6 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 45.4 | 1.2 |
Adequate physical activity | 49.3 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 0 | 44.7 | 45.0 | 0.3 |
Use of public water as usual source of water | 81.6 | 81.5 | -0.1 | 80.9 | 81.8 | 0.9 | 81.2 | 81.7 | 0.5 |
Current daily or occasional smoking | 24.8 | 24.0 | -0.8 | 19.7 | 18.2 | -1.5 | 22.2 | 21.0 | -1.2 |
Smoke free household | 82.1 | 83.0 | 0.9 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 0.1 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 0.5 |
Recommended daily vegetable intake | 11.9 | 11.7 | -0.2 | 26.8 | 26.3 | -0.5 | 19.5 | 19.1 | -0.4 |
Health Status | |||||||||
Ever diagnosed with asthma | 19.3 | 18.9 | -0.4 | 22.6 | 22.0 | -0.6 | 21.0 | 20.5 | -0.5 |
Current asthma | 9.1 | 9.0 | -0.1 | 12.6 | 12.0 | -0.6 | 10.9 | 10.5 | -0.4 |
Overweight or obesity | 55.8 | 55.1 | -0.7 | 41.2 | 40.9 | -0.3 | 48.5 | 48.0 | -0.5 |
Diabetes or high blood sugar | 7.1 | 6.7 | -0.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
Self-rated health status as excellent, very good or good | 81.6 | 81.6 | 0 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 0.2 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 0.1 |
High or very high psychological distress | 9.3 | 8.8 | -0.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 11.1 | 10.9 | -0.2 |
Health Service | |||||||||
Emergency department care rated as excellent, very good or good. | 80.3 | 81.4 | 1.1 | 77.9 | 77.3 | -0.6 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 0.3 |
Difficulty getting health care when needing it | 11.4 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | -0.4 | 13.2 | 12.9 | -0.3 |
Over night hospital care in the previous 12 months rated as excellent, very good or good | 93.1 | 93.3 | 0.2 | 89.8 | 90.3 | 0.5 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 0.4 |
Health Related Social Capital | |||||||||
Attended at least one community event in the previous six months | 53.9 | 54.9 | 1 | 61.7 | 61.5 | -0.2 | 57.9 | 58.2 | 0.3 |
Trust most people | 71.6 | 72.8 | 1.2 | 68.0 | 69.2 | 1.2 | 69.8 | 71.0 | 1.2 |
Visit neighbours in the past week | 67.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 63.8 | 64.7 | 0.9 | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1 |