Table 1

Age and sex distribution of the participants by stratum

Age group	Melbourne residential male	Melbourne residential female	Melbourne nursing home male	Melbourne nursing home female	Rural male	Rural female
40–49	357	466	1	2	200	237
50–59	446	532	2	4	180	177
60–69	427	436	15	9	150	174
70–79	222	223	28	68	132	140
80–89	56	89	30	155	32	41
90+	3	14	9	80	7	3
Total	1511	1760	85	318	701	772