Table 1 Demographics of survey participants in 1998 and 2008
From: The changing demographic profile of eating disorder behaviors in the community
1998 survey (n,%) | 2008 survey (n,%) | χ 2 (df) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.01 (1) | 0.93 | ||
Male | 1464 (48.6) | 1479 (48.7) | ||
Female | 1546 (51.4) | 1555 (51.3) | ||
Age Group | 26.25 (2) | < 0.001 | ||
15 - 24 years | 521 (17.3) | 494 (16.3) | ||
25 – 44 years | 1150 (38.2) | 996 (32.8) | ||
≥ 45 years | 1339 (44.5) | 1544 (50.9) | ||
Residency | 18.13 (1) | < 0.001 | ||
Metropolitan | 2068 (68.7) | 2235 (73.7) | ||
Regional | 942 (31.3) | 799 (26.3) | ||
Income* | 32.28 (1) | < 0.001 | ||
< median | 1127 (43.9) | 1254 (52.0) | ||
> median | 1439 (56.1) | 1159 (48.0) | ||
BMI Group* | 43.81 (3) | < 0.001 | ||
Underweight (BMI < 20.0) | 91 (3.3) | 74 (2.7) | ||
Healthy weight (20.0 < BMI < 25.00) | 1330 (48.6) | 1136 (41.2) | ||
Overweight (24.99 > BMI < 30.00) | 880 (32.2) | 953 (34.6) | ||
Obese (BMI > 29.99) | 436 (15.9) | 593 (21.5) | ||
Employment | 178.29 (6) | < 0.001 | ||
Full-time | 1145 (38.0) | 1123 (37.0) | ||
Part-time | 463 (15.4) | 541 (17.8) | ||
Student | 270 (9.0) | 277 (9.1) | ||
Unemployed/Home duties | 620 (20.6) | 325 (10.7) | ||
Retired | 460 (15.3) | 607 (20.0) | ||
Other | 53 (1.8) | 161 (5.3) |