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Agree with adding fluoride to water supply by age,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

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Age
(years)		Males
(95% CI)		Females
(95% CI)		Persons
(95% CI)
16-24 85.6 (81.0-90.2)84.6 (79.8-89.5)85.1 (81.8-88.5)
25-34 86.0 (81.3-90.7)85.4 (81.1-89.7)85.7 (82.5-88.9)
35-44 85.7 (81.7-89.8)85.5 (82.0-88.9)85.6 (82.9-88.2)
45-54 86.7 (83.1-90.3)86.2 (83.5-89.0)86.5 (84.2-88.7)
55-64 85.1 (81.7-88.4)85.2 (82.3-88.1)85.1 (82.9-87.3)
65-74 87.7 (84.5-90.9)89.6 (87.1-92.1)88.7 (86.6-90.7)
75+ 88.6 (84.9-92.3)88.8 (86.1-91.6)88.7 (86.5-91.0)
All Ages86.2 (84.6-87.8)86.1 (84.7-87.5)86.1 (85.1-87.2)

Note: Estimates are based on 6,842 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 1,120 (14.07%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. 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, Do not know, or Refused: Would you be in favour of adding fluoride to your water supply to prevent tooth decay?
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

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