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Hunter & New England
High risk alcohol drinking by age,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2001-2006

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Hunter & New England New South Wales
Age
(years)		 Males Females Persons Males Females Persons
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( 95% CI)
All Ages
10.5 (6.9-14.2)
7.2 (4.5-9.9)
8.8 (6.6-11.1)
12.5 (10.9-14.1)
6.5 (5.5-7.6)
9.5 (8.6-10.5)
16-24
23.4 (8.1-38.8)
15.8 (4.5-27.1)
19.6 (10.1-29.1)
24.7 (18.9-30.4)
14.1 (9.7-18.5)
19.6 (15.9-23.2)
25-34
14.7 (2.5-26.8)
12.0 (2.5-21.5)
13.3 (5.7-21.0)
18.7 (13.6-23.9)
10.5 (7.4-13.7)
14.6 (11.6-17.7)
35-44
17.3 (6.5-28.1)
8.4 (1.2-15.6)
12.8 (6.3-19.3)
13.9 (10.2-17.7)
8.2 (5.7-10.8)
11.1 (8.8-13.4)
45-54
5.9 (1.0-10.7)
7.3 (2.0-12.7)
6.6 (3.0-10.2)
8.2 (5.5-10.8)
4.4 (3.0-5.9)
6.3 (4.8-7.8)
55-64
4.1 (0.4-7.8)
3.7 (0.7-6.7)
3.9 (1.5-6.3)
5.7 (3.6-7.7)
2.3 (0.9-3.8)
4.0 (2.7-5.3)
65-74
2.0 (0.0-5.0)
0.0 (0.0-0.0)
1.0 (0.0-2.4)
3.1 (1.5-4.8)
0.8 (0.0-1.6)
1.9 (1.0-2.8)
75+
0.0 (0.0-0.0)
0.0 (0.0-0.0)
0.0 (0.0-0.0)
2.5 (0.5-4.5)
0.0 (0.0-0.1)
1.1 (0.2-1.9)

Note: Estimates are based on 1,040 respondents in Hunter & New England and 7,931 in NSW. For this indicator 2 (0.19%) were ‘not stated’ (Don't know or Refused) in Hunter & New England and 31 (0.39%) were ‘not stated’ (Don't know or Refused) in NSW.
The indicator includes those who consume alcohol and have had [11 or more if male/7 Based on the NHMRC Australian Alcohol Guidelines
Source New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
Print version: Although this page can be printed directly from your web browser, a higher quality version is available as a PDF file that can be printed or viewed on screen.
Downloadable files: The data contained in the table are available for download as a CSV file and the graph is available for download as an GIF file.
Produced by: Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on: 1 August 2006
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