Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey

Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey
Public Health Intelligence Occasional Bulletin No. 41

Date of publication: February 2007

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This report, Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey, compares the health status of New Zealand adults living in urban and rural areas.

In particular, this report compares the following aspects of health for urban and rural dwellers:

prevalence of selected chronic diseases
prevalence of risk and protective factors
the use of health services
self-reported health status.

The report examines differences between population subgroups, defined by type of urban/rural area, sex and socioeconomic deprivation.

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Date of publication: February 2007

ISBN 978-0-478-30742-9 (Book)
ISBN 978-0-478-30743-6 (Internet)

HP number: 4355

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2007. Urban–Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

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