Table 1.

Period prevalence of acute respiratory infections by age, gender and Indigenous status, 2008–2009, Australia

Characteristic	Period prevalence (%)	95% CI
Sex
Male	23·1	21·1–25·2
Female	26·4	24·5–28·3
Age (years)
0–4	46·3	38·9–53·7
5–9	41·0	33·8–48·1
10–19	35·8	30·9–40·8
20–29	29·4	24·5–34·2
30–39	24·2	20·7–27·7
40–49	19·9	16·9–22·8
50–59	15·4	13·1–17·7
60–64	14·5	11·4–17·7
⩾65	9·7	8·3–11·1
Indigenous status
Indigenous	39·2	27·1–51·3
Non-Indigenous	24·5	23·1–25·9

Data weighted for state, age and sex.