Table 1.
Sociodemographic and health data for adult population survey respondents in New South Wales, Australia, 2017–2022 (unadjusted, unweighted).
| Variable | Categories | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total respondents (n) | 13,287 | 13,161 | 12,801 | 11,657 | 11,417 | 11,357 | |
| Age (mean (SD)) | 59 (18) | 60 (18) | 61 (18) | 62 (18) | 50 (17) | 50 (17) | |
| Age group (%) | 16–24 years | 6.6 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 25–64 years | 47.9 | 44.9 | 42.9 | 40.5 | 70.1 | 68.6 | |
| 65 + years | 45.5 | 49.1 | 51.8 | 54.3 | 22.6 | 24.2 | |
| Sex (%) | Females | 56.5 | 57.0 | 56.2 | 56.8 | 53.4 | 54.3 |
| Males | 43.5 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 43.2 | 46.6 | 45.7 | |
| Educational attainment (%) | High school grade 10 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| High school grade 12/TAFE/Diploma | 42.3 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 44.0 | 45.2 | 44.5 | |
| University or greater | 29.2 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 41.8 | 41.6 | |
| Area-level disadvantage (SEIFA IRSDa) (%) | Quintile 1 (least disadvantaged) | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
| Quintiles 2–4 | 62.9 | 63.1 | 63.8 | 65.4 | 68.0 | 68.1 | |
| Quintile 5 (most disadvantaged) | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 17.3 | 14.4 | 15.0 | |
| Level of remoteness (ARIA+b) (%) | Metro/inner regional | 85.1 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 86.4 | 88.7 | 88.9 |
| Outer regional/remote/very remote | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 | |
| Language other than English spoken at home (%) | No | 87.0 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 87.5 | 85.8 | 85.2 |
| Yes | 12.9 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 14.6 | |
| Vegetable intake (%) | < 3 serves per day | 60.2 | 62.2 | 61.6 | 62.2 | 65.5 | 68.4 |
| ≥ 3 serves per day | 37.1 | 35.4 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 32.8 | 29.9 | |
| Fruit intake (%) | < 2 serves per day | 51.2 | 54.3 | 54.6 | 54.2 | 59.8 | 62.2 |
| ≥ 2 serves per day | 47.5 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 43.9 | 39.1 | 36.9 | |
| Physical activity level (MVPA) (%) | < 150 min per weeks | 43.7 | 42.9 | 44.5 | 43.4 | 32.9 | 35.4 |
| 150 to < 300 min per week | 15.9 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 16.0 | |
| ≥ 300 min per week | 40.2 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 40.1 | 51.1 | 48.4 | |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | ≤ 10 standard drinks per week | 84.2 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 82.2 | 83.4 |
| > 10 standard drinks per week | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 15.7 | |
| Current tobacco cigarette smoking (%) | No | 88.2 | 88.7 | 88.3 | 89.7 | 86.4 | 86.8 |
| Yes | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | |
| Current e-cigarette use (%) | No | 99.0 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 95.7 | 94.8 |
| Yes | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) category (%) | Underweight | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Healthy weight | 35.6 | 35.5 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 33.8 | 33.6 | |
| Overweight | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 34.8 | 33.9 | |
| Obese | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 27.9 | 28.7 | |
| Psychological distress (K10c score) (%) | Low or moderate (<22) | 84.4 | NA | 82.7 | 79.8 | 82.2 | NA |
| High or very high (≥22) | 12.6 | NA | 14.2 | 12.7 | 16.7 | NA | |
| Self-rated general health (%) | Excellent/very good/good/fair | 90.6 | 90.3 | 90.1 | 92.1 | 93.8 | 90.2 |
| Poor/very poor | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 9.6 | |
Abbreviations: NA=not available; SD=Standard deviation.
aSEIFA IRSD=Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas, Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage.
bARIA+ = Accessibility-Remoteness Index of Australia.
cK10 = 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.