Table 3 Socio-demographic, socio-economic and health-related behaviours characteristics of respondents in each drought exposure category
Zero and moderate (N = 2450) N (%) | Very dry (N = 566) N (%) | Long dry (N = 1433) N (%) | Constant dry (N = 228) N (%) | Constant and long dry (N = 335) N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (% Male) | 1120 (45.7) | 241 (42.6) | 668 (46.6) | 108 (47.4) | 151 (45.1) |
Marital status (% Married/de facto) | 1548 (63.2) | 329 (58.1) | 899 (62.7) | 145 (63.6) | 213 (63.6) |
Age group (years) % | |||||
15-25 | 342 (14.0) | 104 (18.4) | 221 (15.4) | 34 (14.9) | 49 (14.6) |
26-39 | 178 (7.3) | 40 (7.1) | 124 (8.7) | 18 (7.9) | 39 (11.6) |
40-55 | 821 (33.5) | 160 (28.3) | 481 (33.6) | 80 (35.1) | 106 (31.6) |
56-65 | 479 (19.6) | 113 (20.0) | 242 (16.9) | 37 (16.2) | 67 (20.0) |
+65 | 630 (26.4) | 149 (26.3) | 365 (25.5) | 59 (25.9) | 74 (22.2) |
Indigeneity (% Indigenous Australians) | 37 (1.5) | 3 (0.5) | 11 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.9) |
Equivalised Household Income (%) | |||||
1st quintile | 541 (22.0) | 90 (15.9) | 272 (19.0) | 48 (21.1) | 54 (16.1) |
2nd quintile | 548 (22.4) | 95 (16.8) | 253 (17.7) | 46 (20.2) | 58 (17.3) |
3rd quintile | 474 (19.4) | 97 (17.1) | 305 (21.3) | 42 (18.4) | 85 (25.4) |
4th quintile | 471 (19.2) | 115 (20.3) | 303 (21.1) | 47 (20.6) | 68 (20.3) |
5th quintile | 416 (17.0) | 169 (29.9) | 300 (21.0) | 45 (19.7) | 70 (20.9) |
Employment status (% Employed) | 1369 (55.9) | 314 (55.5) | 811 (56.6) | 134 (58.8) | 198 (59.1) |
Education (% with at least year 12 or equivalent) | 1418 (57.9) | 381 (67.3) | 892 (62.3) | 141 (61.8) | 215 (64.2) |
Smoking status (% smokers) | 910 (37.14) | 236 (41.7) | 652 (45.5) | 92 (40.3) | 148 (44.2) |
Alcohol (% Moderate drinkers) | 1220 (49.8) | 290 (51.2) | 718 (50.1) | 117 (51.3) | 170 (50.8) |
Physical activity (% Active) | 453 (18.5) | 86 (15.2) | 270 (18.8) | 49 (21.5) | 73 (21.8) |