Table 6.3 
Had to cut down on things usually done due to illness in last two weeks, 1983 to 2007-08
Persons aged 16+           Percentages
  1983 1991-92 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
All Persons
    Yes 13 10 12 13 13 11 13 14 12 13 13 14 16
    No 87 90 88 87 87 89 87 86 88 87 87 86 84
Base=100% (All Persons) 5,581 5,801 5,096 4,580 4,837 4,415 4,396 4,233 4,008 4,058 3,727 3,691 3,416
Males
    Yes 11 8 10 10 12 9 12 13 11 10 10 13 14
    No 89 92 90 90 88 91 88 87 89 90 90 87 86
Base=100% (All Males) 2,502 2,554 2,219 1,922 2,060 1,818 1,871 1,811 1,674 1,719 1,575 1,505 1,468
Females
    Yes 15 12 14 15 13 13 13 15 13 15 16 16 17
    No 85 88 86 85 87 87 87 85 87 85 84 84 83
Base=100% (All Females) 3,079 3,247 2,877 2,658 2,777 2,597 2,525 2,422 2,334 2,339 2,152 2,186 1,948
            Source:Continuous Household Survey