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Table 3: [Driving licence] People aged 17 or over - those who hold full driving licence*, 1999 - 2007

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

cell percentages

All aged 17+

63.2

63.6

64.2

63.9

65.3

65.4

65.3

66.2

67.7

Gender

Male

76.9

76.3

75.8

76.4

76.7

76.1

76.5

76.5

77.8

Female

51.9

53.2

54.9

54.2

56.0

57.0

56.3

57.9

59.6

Age

17-19

25.6

25.6

24.3

19.6

26.6

25.8

20.2

29.9

27.4

20-29

66.4

63.4

65.0

61.1

58.6

60.8

59.6

59.1

58.4

30-39

76.9

76.8

75.8

79.9

79.6

78.0

78.3

75.9

78.5

40-49

75.4

76.0

78.1

76.7

79.6

78.5

78.6

78.9

79.4

50-59

69.2

72.3

70.4

70.3

72.8

73.6

73.6

75.2

75.8

60-69

56.1

58.3

60.1

61.2

63.1

64.1

64.3

67.2

69.0

70-79

42.8

40.7

44.9

43.1

44.4

47.2

48.7

50.3

55.2

80+

22.1

24.2

24.4

23.9

27.0

28.1

26.6

28.5

35.5

Sample size (n=100%)

13,660

14,440

14,527

13,936

13,850

14,660

13,970

14,075

12,152

*Prior to April 2003, information on driving licence possession was collected from the head of the household of their spouse/partner, about all adults in the household. From April 2003 it is collected from the random adult interview. Figures given here for 1999 to 2002 use only the random adult data.

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