Table 5.
Health indicators estimate comparisons by year, NSWPHS
| Health indicators | 2011 NSWPHS | 2012 NSWPHS Dual-frame | 2012 NSWPHS Landline frame | Prevalence difference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 NSWPHS (dual frame) minus 2011 NSWPHS | 2012 NSWPHS (landline frame) minus 2011 NSWPHS | |||||||||||
| % | SE % | % | SE % | % | SE % | Prev diff % (95%CI) | p-value | Prev diff % (95%CI) | p-value | |||
| Five or more drinks of alcohol in a day | 11.3 | 1.10 | 11.1 | 0.59 | 9.4 | 0.81 | -0.2 (0.4,-0.8) | 0.432 | -1.9 (-1.6, -2.2) | 0.083 | ||
| More than two alcoholic drinks in a day | 29.6 | 0.74 | 27.6 | 0.87 | 27.1 | 1.23 | -2.0 (-2.14, -1.9) | 0.092 | -2.5 (-3.0, -2.0) | 0.042 | # | |
| Recommended fruit intake | 50.4 | 0.74 | 53.4 | 0.98 | 55.9 | 1.27 | 3.0 (2.75, 3.3) | 0.016 | * | 5.5 (5.0, 6.0) | <0.001 | * |
| Recommended vegetable intake | 8.4 | 0.35 | 10.0 | 0.60 | 12.3 | 0.94 | 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) | 0.026 | * | 3.9 (3.2, 4.6) | <0.001 | * |
| Current smoking | 14.7 | 0.55 | 17.1 | 0.75 | 14.4 | 0.92 | 2.4 (2.2, 2.6) | 0.011 | * | -0.3 (-0.7, 0.1) | 0.373 | |
| Adequate physical activity | 54.6 | 0.75 | 56.2 | 0.99 | 56.8 | 1.30 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | 0.224 | 2.2 (1.7, 2.7) | 0.069 | ||
| Positive self-reported health status | 80.3 | 0.56 | 82.4 | 0.60 | 80.6 | 0.95 | 2.1 (2.1, 2.2) | 0.010 | * | 0.3 (-0.1, 0.7) | 0.381 | |
| Current asthma | 11.3 | 0.46 | 10.1 | 0.52 | 12.6 | 0.97 | -1.2 (-1.3, -1.1) | 0.079 | 1.3 (0.7, 1.9) | 0.122 | ||
| Ever diagnosed with diabetes | 8.1 | 0.31 | 8.4 | 0.44 | 8.6 | 0.54 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) | 0.573 | 0.5 (0.2, 0.9) | 0.215 | ||
| Overweight or obese | 52.2 | 0.76 | 49.7 | 1.00 | 53.9 | 1.35 | -2.5 (-2.8,-2.3) | 0.047 | # | 1.7 (1.1, 2.3) | 0.138 | |
NOTE *significantly (p < 0.05) higher than comparison group; #significantly (p < 0.05) lower than comparison group.