Table IV.

The referral ratio according to age intervals in the Sami and non-Sami speaking municipalities in the time period 2007–2010. The figures of northern Norway in total was employed as 1.0

Year	Group	0–15 years	16–49 years	50–66 years	67–79 years	≥80 years	Total
2007	Sami	1.23	1.12	1.25	1.01	0.89	1.15
	Non-Sami	1.13	1.09	1.12	0.96	1.00	1.11
2008	Sami	1.16	1.18	1.20	0.97	0.90	1.15
	Non-Sami	1.11	1.15	1.18	0.99	0.95	1.15
2009	Sami	1.21	1.17	1.18	0.94	0.91	1.14
	Non-Sami	1.32	1.25	1.25	1.04	0.92	1.24
2010	Sami	1.20	1.09	1.21	0.99	1.10	1.13
	Non-Sami	1.30	1.22	1.16	0.94	1.07	1.19
2007–2010	Sami	1.20	1.14	1.21	0.98	0.95	1.14
	Non-Sami	1.22	1.18	1.18	0.98	0.98	1.17