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Table 4
Policies of General Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State

Quarter ended
Policies '000
NSW & ACT
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT(a)
AUST

30 Sep 2008

Single

879

625

423

208

285

57

16

2,492

Family

984

590

499

221

349

59

20

2,722

Total

1,863

1,215

921

429

634

115

36

5,214

30 Jun 2008

Single

872

591

415

199

278

56

16

2,427

Family

976

547

490

213

343

58

20

2,647

Total

1,848

1,138

906

411

621

114

35

5,073

31 Mar 2008

Single

864

582

406

197

265

56

16

2,386

Family

970

539

484

211

335

58

19

2,617

Total

1,835

1,121

890

408

601

114

35

5,003

31 Dec 2007

Single

851

566

399

195

262

56

15

2,344

Family

958

525

477

208

332

58

19

2,577

Total

1,809

1,091

876

403

594

113

34

4,921

30 Sep 2007

Single

790

550

372

190

258

53

15

2,229

Family

892

504

447

203

326

56

18

2,447

Total

1,683

1,054

819

393

584

109

33

4,675

30 Jun 2007

Single

778

540

364

188

253

53

14

2,190

Family

879

496

439

201

321

55

18

2,409

Total

1,657

1,036

803

389

573

108

32

4,599

31 Mar 2007

Single

686

415

325

178

239

50

12

1,905

Family

826

417

411

196

314

53

16

2,232

Total

1,511

832

736

374

553

102

28

4,137

31 Dec 2006

Single

680

409

320

177

239

50

12

1,886

Family

819

411

406

194

311

52

16

2,210

Total

1,500

820

725

371

550

102

28

4,095

30 Sep 2006

Single

675

403

314

175

237

49

12

1,865

Family

814

404

400

193

308

52

16

2,186

Total

1,488

807

714

368

545

101

28

4,051

30 Jun 2006

Single

667

395

311

174

234

49

11

1,842

Family

806

397

396

192

305

52

16

2,163

Total

1,474

792

706

366

539

101

27

4,005

31 Mar 2006

Single

663

389

308

173

228

49

11

1,822

Family

802

393

392

191

303

52

16

2,150

Total

1,466

782

700

364

531

101

27

3,972

31 Dec 2005

Single

659

385

304

173

227

49

11

1,808

Family

798

389

388

190

301

52

16

2,134

Total

1,457

773

692

363

529

101

27

3,942

30 Sep 2005

Single

654

380

301

172

227

49

11

1,793

Family

794

384

384

189

299

52

16

2,118

Total

1,448

764

685

360

526

100

27

3,912

30 Jun 2005

Single

650

374

298

170

228

49

11

1,781

Family

788

379

380

187

298

51

16

2,100

Total

1,438

753

679

358

526

100

27

3,881

31 Mar 2005

Single

648

371

298

170

243

49

11

1,791

Family

785

377

378

187

308

51

16

2,101

Total

1,433

748

675

357

551

101

27

3,892

31 Dec 2004

Single

645

368

295

169

243

49

11

1,781

Family

781

374

275

186

307

51

16

2,089

Total

1,426

742

670

355

550

101

27

3,870

30 Sep 2004

Single

643

366

293

168

243

49

11

1,773

Family

776

370

372

185

305

51

16

2,076

Total

1,419

737

665

353

548

100

27

3,849

30 Jun 2004

Single

640

364

292

167

243

49

11

1,765

Family

771

367

368

184

303

51

16

2,060

Total

1,411

730

660

351

546

99

27

3,825

31 Mar 2004

Single

641

362

292

167

240

49

11

1,762

Family

770

366

368

184

303

51

15

2,056

Total

1,411

728

660

351

543

100

26

3,818

31 Dec 2003

Single

640

360

291

166

240

49

11

1,757

Family

767

364

365

183

302

51

16

2,048

Total

1,407

724

656

350

542

100

26

3,805

30 Sep 2003

Single

638

358

289

165

240

49

11

1,750

Family

763

361

363

183

301

50

16

2,037

Total

1,401

719

652

348

541

100

26

3,788

30 Jun 2003

Single

636

355

291

165

240

49

11

1,747

Family

758

358

364

182

300

50

16

2,029

Total

1,395

713

655

347

540

100

26

3,776

31 Mar 2003

Single

635

353

291

165

237

50

11

1,741

Family

757

357

365

183

301

51

15

2,028

Total

1,391

710

656

347

538

100

26

3,768

31 Dec 2002

Single

630

350

289

164

238

50

11

1,731

Family

751

355

362

182

300

50

16

2,017

Total

1,382

704

651

346

538

100

27

3,748

30 Sep 2002

Single

628

347

287

162

238

50

11

1,723

Family

746

351

359

181

300

50

16

2,003

Total

1,374

698

646

343

538

100

27

3,726

30 Jun 2002

Single

624

344

286

161

237

50

11

1,714

Family

740

348

357

180

299

50

16

1,990

Total

1,364

692

643

341

536

100

27

3,704

31 Mar 2002

Single

622

340

284

161

235

50

11

1,703

Family

736

346

355

180

299

50

16

1,981

Total

1,357

686

638

340

535

100

27

3,684

31 Dec 2001

Single

619

338

282

159

237

51

11

1,698

Family

730

344

350

179

299

50

16

1,967

Total

1,349

682

632

338

536

100

27

3,664

30 Sep 2001

Single

616

332

277

157

237

50

11

1,680

Family

725

340

345

178

299

49

16

1,951

Total

1,341

672

622

335

535

100

27

3,632

30 Jun 2001

Single

612

327

271

155

237

50

11

1,663

Family

719

338

340

177

298

49

16

1,938

Total

1,332

665

611

332

535

99

27

3,600

31 Mar 2001

Single

611

321

267

153

235

49

11

1,647

Family

719

336

338

176

298

49

16

1,932

Total

1,330

657

608

330

533

98

27

3,579

31 Dec 2000

Single

612

314

263

151

236

49

12

1,636

Family

721

332

334

175

302

49

17

1,929

Total

1,332

646

596

327

537

98

28

3,565

30 Sep 2000

Single

618

313

261

151

238

49

12

1,642

Family

729

332

333

176

304

49

17

1,939

Total

1,347

645

594

327

541

98

28

3,581

30 Jun 2000

Single

600

293

246

145

229

47

11

1,571

Family

716

318

320

172

291

48

16

1,881

Total

1,316

611

566

317

520

96

27

3,452

31 Mar 2000

Single

492

230

182

126

212

37

8

1,287

Family

597

264

251

155

271

42

12

1,592

Total

1,089

493

433

281

483

79

21

2,879

31 Dec 1999

Single

487

223

179

125

212

37

8

1,272

Family

586

259

247

154

269

42

12

1,569

Total

1,073

483

426

278

482

79

20

2,841

30 Sep 1999

Single

484

219

177

123

214

37

8

1,261

Family

580

254

243

152

268

42

12

1,551

Total

1,064

473

420

275

482

79

20

2,813

30 June 1999

Single

481

216

174

121

217

37

8

1,253

Family

567

252

237

150

265

42

12

1,524

Total

1,048

467

411

271

481

79

19

2,777

31 Mar 1999

Single

470

210

168

120

214

36

7

1,226

Family

557

248

233

148

262

41

12

1,502

Total

1,027

458

401

268

477

78

19

2,728

31 Dec 1998

Single

459

205

164

118

214

36

7

1,203

Family

550

246

230

148

261

41

11

1,487

Total

1,009

451

394

265

475

77

19

2,690

30 Sep 1998

Single

458

206

165

118

222

36

7

1,212

Family

551

247

230

148

265

42

12

1,494

Total

1,009

452

395

266

487

78

19

2,706

30 June 1998

Single

465

207

167

118

226

37

7

1,227

Family

555

249

232

149

261

42

12

1,499

Total

1,019

456

398

267

487

78

19

2,726

31 Mar 1998

Single

465

209

165

120

140

37

7

1,143

Family

558

253

233

150

209

43

12

1,457

Total

1,023

462

398

270

348

80

19

2,600

31 Dec 1997

Single

467

209

168

121

140

38

8

1,150

Family

560

256

236

151

209

43

12

1,467

Total

1,027

465

404

272

349

81

19

2,617

30 Sep 1997

Single

472

212

171