Table 1 Descriptive statistics
Item | Farmers | General community | |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-economic | |||
Age (%) | 18-29 yrs | 8.20 | 12.55 |
30-49 yrs | 47.80 | 38.41 | |
50+ yrs | 44.00 | 49.05 | |
Sex (%) | Male | 72.80 | 49.96 |
Female | 27.20 | 50.04 | |
Location (%) | Major metropolitan | 0 | 58.35 |
Remainder of State | 100.00 | 41.65 | |
Relationship status (%) | Married | 75.80 | 56.19 |
Single | 24.20 | 43.81 | |
Work status (%) | Full-time | 80.60 | 42.23 |
Part-time | 19.40 | 19.12 | |
Not in paid work | - | 38.65 | |
Level of education (%) | Degree | 14.20 | 31.75 |
Diploma | 38.80 | 33.83 | |
Year 11 | 20.60 | 16.38 | |
Year 10 | 17.20 | 11.31 | |
Year 9 or below | 9.20 | 6.73 | |
Household income (%) | < $30,000 | 17.40 | 21.03 |
$30,000–$79,999 | 50.20 | 42.81 | |
$80,000+ | 32.40 | 36.16 | |
Satisfaction | |||
Overall (M, SD) | 74.55b (17.83) | 77.25 (16.64) | |
Domain (M, SD) | Community connectedness | 73.87a (18.64) | 69.57 (19.92) |
Relationships | 83.17 a (17.63) | 79.49 (22.79) | |
Safety | 83.61a (16.54) | 78.94 (17.84) | |
Standard of living | 74.46b (16.91) | 77.66 a (16.65) | |
Future security | 66.89b (21.34) | 71.39 (20.12) | |
Health | 76.80a (17.67) | 74.33 (19.22) | |
Achieving in life | 72.36 (18.34) | 74.09 a (18.54) | |
Religion/spirituality | 65.34b (26.24) | 68.23b (26.21) | |