Table 16.1
Prevalence of Drug-taking by sex and age, 2004-05 to 2006-07
Persons aged 16 to 64			Percentages
	2004-05	2006-07	Base (2006-07) = 100% 1
All
16-19	20	20	163
20-24	38	28	197
25-29	33	31	308
30-34	31	32	315
35-39	22	22	327
40-44	15	16	385
45-49	12	13	336
50-54	11	10	291
55-59	7	10	285
60-64	3	3	293
All	19	18	2,900
Males
16-19	31	25	60
20-24	47	41	73
25-29	37	40	115
30-34	37	46	120
35-39	26	32	116
40-44	22	20	157
45-49	16	18	131
50-54	13	14	131
55-59	8	13	120
60-64	3	3	142
All Males	23	24	1,165
Females
16-19	13	17	103
20-24	31	21	124
25-29	31	25	193
30-34	26	23	195
35-39	18	17	211
40-44	11	13	228
45-49	9	9	205
50-54	9	7	160
55-59	6	8	165
60-64	4	3	151
All Females	16	14	1,735
		Source: Continuous Household Survey
Notes:
1Bases for earlier years are of a similar size