| Women | ||||||
| 19–34 years | 35–54 years | 55–74 years | 75+ years | Total* | N | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| 1993 | 10.6 (9.3 to 11.7) | 17.9 (16.5 to 19.4) | 22.8 (21.0 to 24.6) | 15.8 (13.0 to 18.6) | 16.9 (16.0 to 17.8) | 7730 |
| 1994 | 11.5 (10.2 to 12.9) | 17.3 (15.8 to 18.7) | 25.4 (23.5 to 27.3) | 16.3 (13.5 to 19.0) | 17.7 (16.7 to 18.6) | 7587 |
| APC | 9.0% | −3.7% | 11.5% | 2.7% | 4.7% | |
| 1995 | 11.9 (10.6 to 13.3) | 18.9 (17.4 to 20.4) | 23.7 (21.8 to 25.6) | 17.0 (14.0 to 19.9) | 18.0 (17.0 to 19.0) | 7415 |
| APC | 3.4% | 9.6% | −6.8% | 4.4% | 1.8% | |
| 1996 | 13.4 (12.0 to 14.9) | 18.3 (16.9 to 19.7) | 26.0 (24.1 to 28.0) | 19.9 (16.9 to 22.9) | 19.2 (18.2 to 20.1) | 7709 |
| APC | 12.4% | −3.3% | 10.0% | 17.5% | 6.6% | |
| 1997 | 13.2 (11.3 to 15.2) | 20.1 (18.1 to 22.1) | 27.6(24.8 to 30.3) | 21.9 (17.6 to 26.3) | 20.4 (19.0 to 21.7) | 4072 |
| APC | −1.4% | 9.8% | 5.9% | 10.0% | 6.2% | |
| 1998 | 15.1 (13.5 to 16.6) | 22.1 (20.6 to 23.6) | 28.6 (26.5 to 30.6) | 20.7 (17.7 to 23.8) | 21.7 (20.7 to 22.8) | 7398 |
| APC | 14.0% | 9.9% | 3.7% | −5.6% | 6.6% | |
| 1999 | 13.8 (11.4 to 16.2) | 22.1 (19.9 to 24.4) | 28.6 (25.5 to 31.6) | 20.1 (15.3 to 24.8) | 21.6 (20.0 to 23.2) | 3215 |
| APC | −8.5% | 0.2% | −0.1% | −3.1% | −0.6% | |
| 2000 | 14.1 (11.8 to 16.4) | 21.1 (19.0 to 23.3) | 29.6 (26.6 to 32.5) | 23.3 (18.7 to 27.9) | 21.8 (20.3 to 23.4) | 3561 |
| APC | 2.3% | −4.5% | 3.5% | 16.1% | 1.2% | |
| 2001 | 17.4 (15.7 to 19.2) | 24.6 (23.0 to 26.2) | 30.5 (28.4 to 32.5) | 20.4 (17.1 to 23.6) | 24.1 (23.0 to 25.3) | 7122 |
| APC | 23.5% | 16.4% | 3.0% | −12.6% | 10.6% | |
| 2002 | 17.7 (15.1 to 20.3) | 23.8 (21.5 to 26.1) | 28.7 (25.8 to 31.7) | 22.3 (17.6 to 27.0) | 23.7 (22.0 to 25.3) | 3353 |
| APC | 1.7% | −3.3% | −5.6% | 9.6% | −2.1% | |
| 2003 | 18.0 (16.1 to 19.9) | 23.7 (22.1 to 25.3) | 28.6 (26.6 to 30.5) | 26.1 (22.7 to 29.6) | 24.2 (23.0 to 25.3) | 6760 |
| APC | 1.8% | −0.4% | −0.6% | 17.0% | 2.2% | |
| 2004 | 16.9 (14.0 to 19.9) | 24.5 (22.0 to 27.0) | 30.4 (27.5 to 33.4) | 20.3 (15.6 to 25.0) | 24.4 (22.6 to 26.1) | 3012 |
| APC | −6.1% | 3.4% | 6.5% | −22.4% | 0.9% | |
*Age-standardised to the 2004 population.
APC, annual percentage change.