Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by health area

Attended a community event at least once in the last 6 months by health area,
Aboriginal persons aged 16 years and over, NSW 2002-2005

Area	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
Sydney South West	34.8 (4.7-64.9)	39.5 (17.5-61.4)	37.1 (18.3-55.9)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra	54.5 (17.4-91.6)	56.6 (35.4-77.9)	55.9 (36.7-75.0)
Sydney West	56.0 (26.6-85.5)	55.3 (37.3-73.3)	55.6 (39.3-71.9)
Northern Sydney & Central Coast	57.7 (30.1-85.3)	58.1 (32.0-84.1)	57.8 (37.9-77.8)
Hunter & New England	43.3 (23.1-63.6)	67.9 (51.3-84.6)	56.7 (43.7-69.8)
North Coast	44.3 (20.0-68.6)	71.6 (55.0-88.1)	59.2 (44.5-73.8)
Greater Southern	70.7 (49.1-92.2)	78.0 (64.9-91.1)	74.0 (60.7-87.2)
Greater Western	51.5 (37.8-65.2)	63.1 (53.4-72.7)	57.0 (48.4-65.6)
Urban	48.9 (32.8-64.9)	51.3 (40.4-62.2)	50.1 (40.7-59.6)
Rural	51.5 (41.7-61.2)	68.6 (61.0-76.2)	60.2 (54.0-66.4)
NSW	50.5 (42.0-59.1)	61.9 (55.6-68.2)	56.4 (51.1-61.6)

Note:	Estimates are based on 691 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 2 (0.29%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who have attended at least one community event in the last 6 months. The question used was: In the past 6 months, how often have you attended a local community event such as a church or school fete, school concert, or a street fair?
Source:	New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by:	Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on:	1 July 2007