Table 1 Demographic profile of the respondent sample (weighted n = 2884), which was weighted by age, sex and geographical region to be comparable with the total population of South Australia in 2000 (n = 1,497,600) [13].
Variable | Males | Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Age (yrs) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18–39 | 585 | 41.8 | 586 | 39.6 | 1171 | 40.6 |
40–59 | 499 | 35.6 | 505 | 34.1 | 1004 | 34.8 |
60+ | 318 | 22.7 | 391 | 26.4 | 709 | 24.6 |
Total | 1402 | 100.0 | 1482 | 100.0 | 2884 | 100.0 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Country | 428 | 30.5 | 433 | 29.2 | 861 | 29.9 |
Metropolitan | 974 | 69.5 | 1049 | 70.8 | 2023 | 70.1 |
Total | 1402 | 100.0 | 1482 | 100.0 | 2884 | 100.0 |
Annual Household Income (AUD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤20,000 | 288 | 22.6 | 393 | 30.5 | 681 | 26.6 |
20,001–80,000 | 738 | 57.9 | 727 | 56.5 | 1465 | 57.2 |
80,001+ | 248 | 19.5 | 168 | 13.0 | 416 | 16.2 |
Total | 1274 | 100.0 | 1288 | 100.0 | 2562 | 100.0 |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Australia | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ▪ Non-Indigenous | 1011 | 72.2 | 1091 | 73.6 | 2102 | 72.9 |
   ▪ Indigenous | 20 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.3 | 40 | 1.4 |
Europe | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ▪ UK/Ireland | 171 | 12.2 | 183 | 12.4 | 354 | 12.3 |
   ▪ Other | 97 | 6.9 | 92 | 6.2 | 189 | 6.5 |
Asia | 30 | 2.1 | 28 | 1.9 | 58 | 2.0 |
Other | 72 | 5.1 | 68 | 4.6 | 140 | 4.9 |
Total | 1401 | 100.0 | 1482 | 100.0 | 2883 | 100.0 |