| Table 12.6 | |||||||
| Age by hours spent caring, 2000-01 | |||||||
| Persons aged 16+, who are carers | Percentages | ||||||
| Yes 1-19 hrs p/w | Yes 20-49 hrs p/w | Yes 50+ hrs p/w | Varies <20 hrs p/w | Varies >20 hrs p/w | Base=100% | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 16-29 | 62 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 73 | |
| 30-39 | 67 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 114 | |
| 40-49 | 60 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 146 | |
| 50-59 | 56 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 135 | |
| 60-64 | [ 39 ] | [ 20 ] | [ 29 ] | [ 4 ] | [ 8 ] | 49 | |
| 65+ | 43 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 80 | |
| All Persons | 56 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 597 | |
| Source: Continuous Household Survey | |||||||
| Notes: | |||||||
| Where the base is 20-49, percentages are shown in square brackets | |||||||
| < is equivalent to less than | |||||||
| > is equivalent to more than | |||||||