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Table 3 Average and median* weekly income, transfer payments and tax liability by labour force status for the Australian population aged 45–64 years, 2009

From: The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis: an economic study

Labour force status

Weekly income (AU$) received by individuals

Weekly transfer income (AU$) received by individuals

Weekly tax (includes Medicare levy) (AU$) paid by individuals

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Employed full-time, no chronic health condition

1 507

33 575

1 226

9

1082

0

344

11 746

223

Employed part-time, no chronic health condition

657

11 714

559

28

1661

0

78

3 066

30

Employed full-time, with arthritis

1 397

21 427

1 316

6

709

0

310

7 358

234

Employed part-time, with arthritis

577

8 141

494

37

1 939

0

56

2 022

22

Not in labour force due to arthritis

283

4 460

257

226

3 703

254

3

652

0

  1. *all results given in 2009 Australian dollars (AU).