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Survey sample size and NSW population by age group and sex,
NSW, 2006

Age groupSurvey sample (unweighted)NSW population June 2006
MalesFemalesPersonsMalesFemalesPersons
n%n%n%n%n%n%
0-4 425 4.1 339 3.3 764 7.4 216895 3.2 206069 3 422964 6.2
5-9 365 3.5 328 3.2 693 6.7 228181 3.4 216689 3.2 444870 6.5
10-14 383 3.7 390 3.8 773 7.5 236912 3.5 224609 3.3 461521 6.8
15-19 242 2.3 224 2.2 466 4.5 237302 3.5 226545 3.3 463847 6.8
20-24 132 1.3 200 1.9 332 3.2 231455 3.4 222684 3.3 454139 6.7
25-29 131 1.3 216 2.1 347 3.4 222778 3.3 222762 3.3 445540 6.6
30-34 180 1.7 255 2.5 435 4.2 251222 3.7 254297 3.7 505520 7.4
35-39 195 1.9 281 2.7 476 4.6 254684 3.7 254252 3.7 508936 7.5
40-44 233 2.3 347 3.4 580 5.6 258213 3.8 253743 3.7 511956 7.5
45-49 296 2.9 415 4 711 6.9 248365 3.7 247224 3.6 495589 7.3
50-54 335 3.2 430 4.2 765 7.4 223582 3.3 222908 3.3 446490 6.6
55-59 303 2.9 484 4.7 787 7.6 211218 3.1 208483 3.1 419702 6.2
60-64 343 3.3 486 4.7 829 8 164799 2.4 161904 2.4 326703 4.8
65-69 280 2.7 411 4 691 6.7 130335 1.9 133225 2 263559 3.9
70-74 254 2.5 373 3.6 627 6.1 101709 1.5 111254 1.6 212963 3.1
75-79 216 2.1 359 3.5 575 5.6 84477 1.2 101013 1.5 185490 2.7
80+ yrs 174 1.7 321 3.1 495 4.8 85954 1.3 137633 2 223588 3.3
All Ages 4487 43.4 5859 56.6 10346 100 3388082 49.9 3405295 50.1 6793377 100

Note: Table compares the survey sample with the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005 mid-year population estimates (excluding residents of institutions)
Source: New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by: Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on: 1 July 2007

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