Characteristics | Baseline N (%) | Latent classes (N = 14202) | x 2 | ||||
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Overall highest (n = 100) | Overall lowest (n = 13,332) | Short-term (n = 374) | Early high then fluctuating (n = 110) | Low then increasing (n = 286) | |||
Relationship status a | x 2 (4) = 26.3*** | ||||||
Partnered | 3,193 (22.4%) | 27.0% | 22.2% | 24.9% | 20.9% | 34.4% | |
Unpartnered | 10,984 (77.1%) | 73.0% | 77.8% | 75.1% | 79.1% | 65.6% | |
Area of residence | x 2 (8) = 11.4 | ||||||
Major city | 7,375 (51.7%) | 41.0% | 52.0% | 52.9% | 51.8% | 45.5% | |
Inner regional | 4,307 (30.2%) | 33.0% | 30.1% | 29.7% | 30.9% | 35.3% | |
Outer region/remote | 2,555 (17.9%) | 26.0% | 17.9% | 17.4% | 17.2% | 19.2% | |
Country of birth | x 2 (4) = 3.9 | ||||||
Australia | 12,926 (90.7%) | 92.0% | 91.4% | 92.7% | 93.6% | 94.0% | |
Elsewhere | 1,206 (8.5%) | 8.0% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 6.0% | |
Occupational status b (S2) | x 2 (16) = 40.6*** | ||||||
No occupation | 941 (6.6%) | 20.0% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 19.0% | |
Element cleric/prod | 893 (6.3%) | 10.0% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 8.8% | 12.2% | |
Intermed cleric/prod | 1,442 (10.1%) | 21.4% | 15.9% | 13.8% | 16.2% | 12.2% | |
Trade/adv cleric | 1,510 (10.6%) | 10.0% | 16.6% | 17.3% | 11.2% | 20.5% | |
Manager/professional | 4,305 (30.2%) | 38.6% | 47.7% | 47.8% | 51.3% | 36.1% | |
Ability to manage on available income c | x 2 (12) = 43.1*** | ||||||
D always/impossible | 2,624 (18.4%) | 24.0% | 18.1% | 24.2% | 22.7% | 25.0% | |
Difficult sometimes | 4,706 (33.0%) | 39.0% | 32.9% | 36.3% | 29.1% | 37.0% | |
Not too bad | 5,070 (35.6%) | 34.0% | 36.1% | 29.3% | 33.6% | 29.9% | |
Easy | 1,795 (12.6%) | 3.0% | 12.9% | 10.2% | 14.6% | 8.1% | |
Labour force/study participation d (S2) | x 2 (20) = 93.2*** | ||||||
No work/no study | 1,113 (7.8%) | 19.2% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 12.8% | 20.8% | |
Study/no work | 373 (2.6%) | 2.6% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 6.8% | |
PT work + study | 1,021 (7.2%) | 10.3% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 12.8% | 9.1% | |
FT work + study | 1,322 (9.3%) | 11.5% | 13.7% | 16.4% | 10.5% | 10.9% | |
PT work/no study | 1,491 (10.5%) | 30.8% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 18.5% | |
FT work/no study | 4,329 (30.4%) | 25.6% | 45.9% | 31.9% | 41.9% | 33.9% | |
Highest educational qualification e | x 2 (12) = 34.4*** | ||||||
≤ 10 years | 2,427 (17.0%) | 26.0% | 16.8% | 19.7% | 16.4% | 23.9% | |
11-12 years | 7,600 (53.3%) | 39.0% | 53.9% | 49.6% | 54.5% | 48.6% | |
Trade/cert/diploma | 2,563 (17.9%) | 23.0% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 12.7% | 19.7% | |
Degree/H degree | 1,576 (11.1%) | 12.0% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 16.4% | 7.8% |