Table 1 Characteristics of sex and age in the studied sample
| Â | Studied sample | Population statistics Busselton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category (yrs) | Male N (% of total male) | Female N (% of total female) | Total N (% of total) | Male N (% of total male) | Female N (% of total female) | Total N (% of total) |
45–49 | 237 (10.3) | 284 (10.2) | 521 (10.2) | 1028 (22.6) | 1095 (22.4) | 2123 (22.5) |
50–54 | 542 (23.6) | 686 (24.6) | 1228 (24.1) | 953 (20.9) | 1083 (22.1) | 2036 (21.5) |
55–59 | 574 (25.0) | 714 (25.6) | 1288 (25.3) | 924 (20.3) | 1020 (20.8) | 1944 (20.6) |
60–64 | 625 (27.2) | 764 (27.4) | 1389 (27.3) | 919 (20.2) | 925 (18.9) | 1844 (19.5) |
65–70 | 318 (13.9) | 342 (12.3) | 660 (13.0) | 731* (16.0) | 772* (15.8) | 1503* (15.9) |
Total | 2296 (45.1) | 2790 (54.9) | 5086 (100) | 4555 (48.2) | 4895 (51.8) | 9450 (100) |