Representativeness of sample
In 2008, adult males were under-represented in the New South Wales Population Health Survey, making up 42.2 per cent of the survey sample, compared with 49.6 per cent of the overall residential population of New South Wales. Conversely, females were over-represented, making up 57.8 per cent of the survey sample, compared with 50.4 per cent of the overall residential population of New South Wales. Males aged 54 years or younger and females aged 49 years and under were under-represented in the sample, while males aged 55 years or over and females aged 50 years and over were over-represented in the sample. Comparisons of the distribution of the survey sample and that of the overall residential population are shown in the table 'Survey sample size and New South Wales population by age group and sex'. After weighting, the age and sex distribution of the survey sample reflected that of the overall residential population of New South Wales.
Aboriginal people comprised 2.2 per cent of the survey sample, which is slightly higher than their representation in the overall residential population of New South Wales (2.1 per cent), and people born in Australia comprised 72.7 per cent of the survey sample, which is slightly higher than their representation in the overall residential population of New South Wales (69.0 per cent), according to the 2006 Census.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics. QuickStats: New South Wales. 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Canberra: ABS, updated 10 February 2008. Available online at www.censusdata.abs.gov.au (accessed 14 May 2009).
Graphs
- Survey sample size and NSW population by age group and sex
- Age distribution of unweighted survey sample versus NSW population by sex
- Socioeconomic Index (SEIFA) quintile
- Accessibility-Remoteness Index of Australia Plus (ARIA+)
- Survey conducted in languages other than English
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin
- Country of birth
- Parents' country of birth
- Languages other than English spoken at home
- Current employment status
- Currently receive a pension or benefit
- Formal marital status
- Household income
- Number of children aged 0-5 years in the household
- Number of children under 16 years of age in the household
- Number of people aged 65 years and over in the household
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2008 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Last updated on: | 1 July 2009 |