Hawkesbury-Hills, risk alcohol drinking by year,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2002-2007
| Hawkesbury-Hills | NSW | |||||
| Year | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
| 2002-2004 | 33.2 (27.0-39.4) | 23.8 (19.2-28.4) | 28.4 (24.5-32.2) | 40.4 (39.2-41.6) | 30.2 (29.3-31.2) | 35.2 (34.4-36.0) |
| 2005-2007 | 34.2 (26.4-41.9) | 22.3 (17.5-27.1) | 27.8 (23.3-32.3) | 37.2 (35.9-38.5) | 27.7 (26.7-28.6) | 32.3 (31.5-33.2) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents: Hawkesbury-Hills : 2002-2004 - 791, and 2005-2007 - 674. NSW : 2002-2004 - 34668, and 2005-2007 - 26606. The indicator includes those who exceed Guideline 1 of the current NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines, as 1 or more of the following: consuming alcohol every day, consuming on average more than [4 if male/2 if female] standard drinks, consuming more than [6 if male/4 if female] on any 1 occasion or day. The questions used to define the indicator were: How often do you usually drink alcohol? On a day when you drink alcohol, how many standard drinks do you usually have? In the last 4 weeks have you had more than [7-10 if male/5-6 if female] drinks in a day? In the last 4 weeks how often have you had [11+ if male/7+ if female] drinks in a day? The questions used to define the 1997 and 1998 indicator were: How often do you have an alcoholic drink of any kind? On a day when you have alcoholic drinks, how many standard drinks do you usually have? On the last occasion you had more than [4 if male/2 if female] drinks in a day, how many drinks did you actually have? |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (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 November 2008 |