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Helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months by health area,
persons with high or very high psychological distress aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

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AreaMales
(95% CI)
Females
(95% CI)
Persons
(95% CI)
Sydney South West26.7 (11.8-41.7)34.0 (21.8-46.3)31.0 (21.4-40.5)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra25.2 (9.7-40.7)33.8 (19.7-47.9)29.5 (18.9-40.0)
Sydney West30.9 (11.5-50.2)31.3 (17.7-44.8)31.1 (19.9-42.3)
Northern Sydney & Central Coast30.6 (3.9-57.4)27.9 (12.8-43.1)29.0 (15.0-43.0)
Hunter & New England24.5 (8.4-40.5)35.8 (22.2-49.5)30.3 (19.9-40.8)
North Coast49.2 (30.3-68.2)47.5 (30.4-64.5)48.3 (35.6-61.0)
Greater Southern49.3 (30.4-68.2)43.6 (28.9-58.3)46.2 (34.5-57.9)
Greater Western48.2 (23.6-72.7)40.2 (25.4-55.0)43.2 (30.0-56.5)
Urban27.7 (18.9-36.6)32.3 (25.5-39.1)30.3 (24.9-35.8)
Rural38.7 (29.1-48.4)40.9 (33.2-48.7)39.9 (33.9-46.0)
NSW31.2 (24.3-38.0)34.7 (29.4-40.1)33.2 (28.9-37.4)


Note: Estimates are based on 821 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 3 (0.36%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who have helped out any local group or organisation at least once in the last 3 months. The question used was: In the last 3 months, have you helped out any local group or organisation such as a school, scouts and brownies, a sporting club, or hospital, as a volunteer, or other organisation?
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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