Table 3 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for 1946–51 cohort and chi-square associations between these characteristics and caring†
Characteristics | Baseline N (%) | Latent classes (N = 12,282) | x 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall highest (n = 2,605) | Overall lowest (n = 8,618) | Low then increasing (n = 1,059) | |||
Relationship status a | x 2 (2) =1.8 | ||||
Partnered | 11,311 (82.5%) | 83.3% | 83.7% | 85.1% | |
Unpartnered | 2,336 (17.0%) | 16.7% | 16.3% | 14.9% | |
Area of residence | x 2 (4) =4.6 | ||||
Major city | 5,000 (36.4%) | 36.1% | 35.5% | 36.4% | |
Inner regional area | 5,214 (38.0%) | 39.8% | 38.3% | 38.2% | |
Outer regional/remote area | 3,498 (25.5%) | 24.1% | 26.2% | 25.4% | |
Country of birth b | x 2 (4) =27.6*** | ||||
Australia | 10,306 (75%) | 79.5% | 75.9% | 80.1% | |
Other ESB | 1,820 (13.3%) | 11.0% | 14.5% | 11.6% | |
European/Asia/other non ESB | 1,416 (10.3%) | 9.5% | 9.5% | 8.3% | |
Occupational status (S3) | x 2 (8) =45.3*** | ||||
No occupation | 2,655 (19.4%) | 30.9% | 24.7% | 23.4% | |
Elementary clerical/production | 1,251 (9.1%) | 11.2% | 12.3% | 13.5% | |
Intermediate clerical/production | 1,385 (10.1%) | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.5% | |
Trade/advanced clerical | 1,334 (9.7%) | 11.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% | |
Manager/professional | 3,644 (26.6%) | 32.6% | 36.1% | 37.9% | |
Ability to manage on available income | x 2 (6) =25.3*** | ||||
Impossible/difficult always | 2,030 (14.8%) | 15.4% | 13.7% | 14.5% | |
Difficult sometimes | 3,922 (28.6%) | 30.4% | 27.5% | 31.6% | |
Not too bad | 5,642 (41.1%) | 40.3% | 42.9% | 38.7% | |
Easy | 2,035 (14.8%) | 13.9% | 15.9% | 15.2% | |
Highest educational qualification | x 2 (8) =16.4* | ||||
No formal | 2,482 (18.1%) | 16.3% | 17.7% | 15.4% | |
≤ 10 years | 4,317 (31.5%) | 32.5% | 31.5% | 32.0% | |
11-12 years | 2,287 (16.7%) | 16.8% | 16.7% | 18.3% | |
Trade/certificate/diploma | 2,599 (18.9%) | 21.3% | 19.3% | 18.6% | |
Degree/higher degree | 1,892 (13.8%) | 13.1% | 14.8% | 15.7% | |
Labour force participation c | x 2 (4) =26.5*** | ||||
Not in labour force | 3,567 (26.0%) | 29.5% | 26.8% | 24.7% | |
Part-time | 4,309 (31.4%) | 37.2% | 34.5% | 36.9% | |
Full-time | 4,571 (33.3%) | 33.3% | 38.7% | 38.4% | |