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Feel safe walking down their street after dark by year,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2002-2006

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MalesFemalesPersons
YearUrban
(95% CI)		Rural
(95% CI)		NSW
(95% CI)		Urban
(95% CI)		Rural
(95% CI)		NSW
(95% CI)		Urban
(95% CI)		Rural
(95% CI)		NSW
(95% CI)
200278.8 (76.8-80.9)77.4 (75.2-79.6)78.4 (76.8-80.0)56.8 (54.6-59.0)56.0 (53.7-58.3)56.5 (54.9-58.2)67.8 (66.2-69.3)66.7 (65.1-68.3)67.4 (66.3-68.6)
200380.3 (78.3-82.2)80.0 (78.1-82.0)80.2 (78.7-81.7)57.0 (55.0-59.1)54.9 (52.8-57.0)56.4 (54.8-58.0)68.3 (66.9-69.8)67.3 (65.8-68.8)68.0 (66.9-69.1)
200582.6 (80.6-84.5)83.6 (81.8-85.4)82.9 (81.4-84.3)59.9 (57.8-62.0)60.0 (58.0-62.1)59.9 (58.4-61.5)71.1 (69.7-72.6)71.6 (70.2-73.1)71.3 (70.2-72.4)
200682.8 (80.6-85.0)81.7 (79.4-84.0)82.4 (80.8-84.1)57.4 (54.9-59.8)59.6 (57.1-62.1)58.0 (56.2-59.9)70.1 (68.3-71.8)70.6 (68.8-72.4)70.2 (68.9-71.6)

Note: Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002: 12,220; 2003: 12,602; 2005: 11,160; 2006: 7,719.
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

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