| Table 8.3 | ||||
| Persons registered with dentist by sex and age, 1999-00 to 2004-05 | ||||
| Persons aged 16+ | Percentages | |||
| 1999-00 | 2002-03 | 2004-05 | Base (2004-05) =100%1 | |
| All | ||||
| 16-19 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 198 |
| 20-29 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 594 |
| 30-39 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 735 |
| 40-49 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 728 |
| 50-59 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 688 |
| 60-69 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 527 |
| 70-79 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 396 |
| 80+ | 43 | 53 | 49 | 162 |
| All | 83 | 85 | 85 | 4,028 |
| Males | ||||
| 16-19 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 76 |
| 20-29 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 246 |
| 30-39 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 308 |
| 40-49 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 301 |
| 50-59 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 281 |
| 60-69 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 256 |
| 70-79 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 173 |
| 80+ | 47 | 52 | 57 | 61 |
| Males | 80 | 81 | 84 | 1,702 |
| Females | ||||
| 16-19 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 122 |
| 20-29 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 348 |
| 30-39 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 427 |
| 40-49 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 427 |
| 50-59 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 407 |
| 60-69 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 271 |
| 70-79 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 223 |
| 80+ | 39 | 54 | 45 | 101 |
| Females | 85 | 88 | 87 | 2,326 |
| Source: Continuous Household Survey | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| 1Bases for earlier years are of a similar size | ||||