Feel safe walking down their street after dark by health area

Feel safe walking down their street after dark by health area,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Area	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
Sydney South West	72.9 (67.8-78.0)	50.0 (45.1-55.0)	61.4 (57.7-65.0)
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra	86.9 (83.3-90.4)	60.2 (55.2-65.2)	73.8 (70.5-77.1)
Sydney West	78.8 (73.5-84.1)	56.8 (52.0-61.6)	67.8 (64.2-71.5)
Northern Sydney & Central Coast	93.9 (91.9-95.9)	63.7 (59.0-68.4)	78.6 (75.7-81.4)
Hunter & New England	80.2 (75.8-84.5)	59.1 (54.6-63.7)	69.5 (66.3-72.8)
North Coast	79.5 (74.8-84.2)	60.5 (55.8-65.2)	69.8 (66.4-73.2)
Greater Southern	88.4 (84.7-92.0)	59.3 (54.3-64.3)	73.9 (70.6-77.3)
Greater Western	78.9 (73.8-84.0)	59.9 (55.2-64.7)	69.6 (66.1-73.1)
Urban	82.8 (80.6-85.0)	57.4 (54.9-59.8)	70.1 (68.3-71.8)
Rural	81.7 (79.4-84.0)	59.6 (57.1-62.1)	70.6 (68.8-72.4)
NSW	82.4 (80.8-84.1)	58.0 (56.2-59.9)	70.2 (68.9-71.6)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,719 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 243 (3.05%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who strongly agree or agree that they feel safe walking down their street after dark. The question used was: Do you strongly agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the statement I feel safe walking down my street after dark?
Source:	New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (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 July 2007