High and very high psychological distress by health area

High and very high psychological distress by health area,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Area	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
Sydney South West	11.3 (7.7-14.8)	15.4 (11.9-18.9)	13.4 (10.9-15.9)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra	10.6 (7.0-14.3)	10.7 (7.7-13.6)	10.6 (8.3-13.0)
Sydney West	9.6 (5.9-13.3)	14.9 (11.3-18.6)	12.3 (9.6-14.9)
Northern Sydney & Central Coast	5.2 (2.7-7.6)	7.8 (5.3-10.3)	6.5 (4.7-8.2)
Hunter & New England	10.3 (6.8-13.7)	10.4 (7.5-13.2)	10.3 (8.1-12.6)
North Coast	9.3 (6.0-12.6)	9.9 (6.8-12.9)	9.6 (7.3-11.9)
Greater Southern	10.5 (6.8-14.2)	13.1 (9.6-16.6)	11.8 (9.3-14.4)
Greater Western	7.5 (4.0-10.9)	12.3 (8.9-15.6)	9.9 (7.4-12.3)
Urban	9.3 (7.6-11.0)	12.3 (10.6-13.9)	10.8 (9.6-12.0)
Rural	9.7 (7.8-11.5)	11.1 (9.5-12.8)	10.4 (9.2-11.7)
NSW	9.4 (8.1-10.7)	11.9 (10.7-13.2)	10.7 (9.8-11.6)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,869 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 93 (1.17%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those with a Kessler 10 (K10) score of 22 or above. The K10 is a 10-item questionnaire that measures the level of psychological distress in the most recent 4-week period.
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