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Table 2 Direct prevalence estimates for Australia and the eight states and territories for all eight cancer risk factor measures

From: Mapping the prevalence of cancer risk factors at the small area level in Australia

 

Current smoking

Risky alcohol consumption

Inadequate diet

Obese

Australia

15.1 (14.5, 15.7)

28.5 (27.8, 29.3)

46.9 (46.1, 47.7)

30.6 (29.9, 31.4)

New South Wales

14.4 (13.1, 15.7)

27.2 (25.5, 28.8)

45.4 (43.5, 47.2)

30.7 (29.0, 32.4)

Victoria

15.1 (13.6, 16.6)

26.0 (24.2, 27.8)

45.3 (43.3, 47.4)

30.9 (29.0, 32.8)

Queensland

15.8 (14.6, 17.1)

28.8 (27.2, 30.4)

47.0 (45.1, 48.8)

32.0 (30.4, 33.7)

South Australia

14.1 (12.3, 16.0)

28.0 (25.6, 30.3)

49.3 (46.8, 51.9)

31.6 (29.2, 33.9)

Western Australia

13.7 (11.9, 15.4)

31.3 (28.9, 33.7)

46.0 (43.4, 48.6)

28.0 (25.7, 30.3)

Tasmania

16.8 (14.9, 18.7)

29.2 (26.9, 31.6)

47.7 (45.1, 50.4)

33.7 (31.3, 36.2)

Northern Territory

20.5 (18.0, 23.0)

33.4 (30.4, 36.4)

48.4 (45.2, 51.5)

28.8 (26.0, 31.6)

Australian Capital Territory

11.2 (9.2, 13.2)

28.2 (25.3, 31.1)

49.6 (46.4, 52.7)

25.6 (22.9, 28.2)

 

Overweight/obese

Risky waist circumference

Inadequate activity (leisure)

Inadequate activity (all)

Australia

65.7 (64.9, 66.4)

63.6 (62.8, 64.4)

85.2 (84.7, 85.8)

83.5 (82.9, 84.1)

New South Wales

64.9 (63.1, 66.6)

62.8 (61.0, 64.7)

84.8 (83.4, 86.1)

82.9 (81.5, 84.4)

Victoria

66.5 (64.6, 68.5)

64.1 (62.0, 66.1)

85.3 (83.8, 86.7)

83.4 (81.8, 84.9)

Queensland

65.0 (63.3, 66.7)

63.9 (62.1, 65.7)

87.0 (85.8, 88.3)

85.3 (84.1, 86.6)

South Australia

68.6 (66.1, 71.0)

66.0 (63.4, 68.6)

85.7 (83.8, 87.5)

84.3 (82.4, 86.2)

Western Australia

65.1 (62.6, 67.6)

62.0 (59.4, 64.7)

84.1 (82.2, 86.0)

82.2 (80.2, 84.2)

Tasmania

68.8 (66.4, 71.3)

68.5 (65.9, 71.0)

84.6 (82.6, 86.5)

83.1 (81.1, 85.1)

Northern Territory

63.1 (60.1, 66.2)

58.2 (55.0, 61.5)

86.2 (84.1, 88.4)

84.8 (82.5, 87.1)

Australian Capital Territory

62.5 (59.5, 65.6)

60.6 (57.4, 63.8)

82.1 (79.7, 84.6)

79.9 (77.4, 82.5)

  1. Each cell of the table gives the direct prevalence estimate and corresponding 95% confidence interval as percentages