Table 10.1
Prevalence of Drinking by Sex and Age, 1986 to 2008-09
Persons aged 18+											Percentages
Sex and Age	1986	1990-91	1994-95	1996-97	1998-99	2000-01	2002-03	2004-05	2006-07	2008-09	Base (2008-09) = 100% 1
All
18-24	71	77	80	82	83	82	88	86	88	87	225
25-44	77	81	83	83	83	84	85	88	84	82	1,103
45-64	57	67	71	71	71	70	76	75	77	77	1,040
65+	45	51	49	54	51	47	54	52	53	52	742
All	64	71	72	73	73	72	76	76	75	74	3,110
Male
18-24	75	78	82	83	83	88	90	87	91	87	76
25-44	81	86	85	86	85	88	87	91	88	87	431
45-64	66	74	80	76	77	75	81	80	79	82	459
65+	59	64	62	66	63	63	66	64	63	62	309
All	72	77	78	78	78	79	81	81	80	79	1,275
Female
18-24	67	76	78	80	83	79	86	85	86	87	149
25-44	73	78	81	82	82	81	84	86	81	79	672
45-64	50	61	64	66	66	66	72	71	75	73	581
65+	34	41	40	45	43	37	45	42	46	46	433
All	58	65	67	69	69	67	73	72	72	70	1,835
			Source: Continuous Household Survey
Notes:
1Bases for earlier years are of a similar size