Table 10.1
Prevalence of Drinking by Sex and Age, 1986 to 2006-07
Persons aged 18+										Percentages
Sex and Age	1986	1990-91	1994-95	1996-97	1998-99	2000-01	2002-03	2004-05	2006-07	Base (2006-07) = 100% 1
All
18-24	71	77	80	82	83	82	88	86	88	278
25-44	77	81	83	83	83	84	85	88	84	1,354
45-64	57	67	71	71	71	70	76	75	77	1,231
65+	45	51	49	54	51	47	54	52	53	745
All	64	71	72	73	73	72	76	76	75	3,608
Male
18-24	75	78	82	83	83	88	90	87	91	100
25-44	81	86	85	86	85	88	87	91	88	519
45-64	66	74	80	76	77	75	81	80	79	535
65+	59	64	62	66	63	63	66	64	63	318
All	72	77	78	78	78	79	81	81	80	1,472
Female
18-24	67	76	78	80	83	79	86	85	86	178
25-44	73	78	81	82	82	81	84	86	81	835
45-64	50	61	64	66	66	66	72	71	75	696
65+	34	41	40	45	43	37	45	42	46	427
All	58	65	67	69	69	67	73	72	72	2,136
			Source: Continuous Household Survey
Notes:
1Bases for earlier years are of a similar size