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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (weighted) for category of remoteness.

From: Mental health literacy as a function of remoteness of residence: an Australian national study

 

Maj city*

IR

ORe/R/VR

Age

   

   1 = 18–19 years

3.9% (95% CI = 3.0–3–5)

4.1% (95% CI = 2.7–6.4)

3.1% (95% CI = 1.3–7.1)

   2 = 20–24 years

9.1% (95% CI = 7.8–10.7)

8.2% (95% CI = 6.1–10.8)

8.3% (95% CI = 5.0–13.5)

   3 = 25–29 years

8.1% (95% CI = 7.0–9.4)

5.9% (95% CI = 4.1–8.3)

9.2% (95% CI = 6.5–12.8)

   4 = 30–34 years

11.6% (95% CI = 10.2–13.0)

9.1% (95% CI = 7.1–11.5)

12.9% (95% CI = 8.9–18.4)

   5 = 35–40 years

9.5% (95% CI = 8.4–10.7)

9.6% (95% CI = 7.6–12.0)

8.6% (95% CI = 6.0–12.1)

   6 = 41–44 years

10.4% (95% CI = 9.2–11.8)

10.2% (95% CI = 8.3–12.6)

12.0% (95% CI = 7.8–17.9)

   7 = 45–50 years

9.6% (95% CI = 8.4–10.9)

10.1% (95% CI = 8.2–12.4)

7.4% (95% CI = 5.1–10.5)

   8 = 51–54 years

8.5% (95% CI = 7.4–9.7)

8.4% (95% CI = 6.7–10.4)

8.6% (95% CI = 6.2–12.0)

   9 = 55–59 years

7.3% (95% CI = 6.3–8.3)

7.1% (95% CI = 5.7–8.9)

6.6% (95% CI = 4.6–9.4)

   10 = 60–64 years

5.8% (95% CI = 4.9–7.0)

7.4% (95% CI = 5.8–9.5

6.5% (95% CI = 4.2–9.7)

   11 = 65–69 years

3.9% (95% CI = 3.2–4.7)

6.1% (95% CI = 4.9–7.5)

5.8% (95% CI = 4.0–8.3)

   12 = 70–74 years

4.7% (95% CI = 4.0–5.6)

5.3% (95% CI = 4.0–7.1)

3.9% (95% CI = 2.6–5.9

   13 = 70+ years

7.6% (95% CI = 6.3–9.1)

8.3% (95% CI = 6.3–11.0)

7.2% (95% CI = 4.2–11.8)

Sex (males)

49% (95% CI = 46.8–51.2)

48.1% (95% CI = 44.7–51.5)

50.6% (95% CI = 45.2–50.6)

Education

27.3% (95% CI = 24.5–30.4)

15.7% (95%CI = 12.3–19.8)

7.8% (95% CI = 4.8–12.7)

  1. Maj City = Major City, IR = Inner Regional, ORe/R/VR = Outer Regional/Remote/Very remote; *Reference category; CI = Confidence interval.