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Times that physical problems have been the cause of psychological distress in last 4 weeks,
persons with high or very high psychological distress aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

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ResponseMales
(95% CI)
Females
(95% CI)
Persons
(95% CI)
All of the time 19.0 (13.5-24.4)12.7 (8.5-16.8)15.5 (12.2-18.9)
Most of the time 14.1 (8.3-19.9)9.0 (5.9-12.1)11.3 (8.2-14.4)
Some of the time 16.3 (10.7-21.8)23.4 (18.4-28.3)20.2 (16.5-23.9)
A little of the time14.7 (8.9-20.6)18.8 (13.9-23.8)17.0 (13.2-20.8)
None of the time 35.9 (28.3-43.5)36.1 (30.3-41.9)36.0 (31.3-40.7)


Note: Estimates are based on 685 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 11 (1.58%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The question used was: In the last 4 weeks, how often have physical health problems been the main cause of these feelings? The Kessler10 tool was also used to define persons with a 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

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