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Table 1 - Respondent Characteristics

From: Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness

 

All respondents

PA participants

 

n

%

n

%

SEIFA IRSAD quintile/range (of residential postal area)

21,593

 

17,435

 

1 (619.55-938.8)

4,332

20.1

3,267

18.7

2 (938.81-979.77)

4,306

19.9

3,330

19.1

3 (979.79-1019.46)

4,334

20.1

3,473

19.9

4 (1019.48-1065.35)

4,326

20.0

3,623

20.8

5 (1065.51-1164.41)

4,295

19.9

3,742

21.5

ARIA+ category/range (of residential postal area)

21,603

 

17,445

 

Major cities of Australia (0–0.20)

11,257

52.1

9,320

53.4

Inner regional Australia (>0.20 - 2.40)

5,103

23.6

4,019

23.0

Outer regional Australia (>2.40 - 5.92)

4,290

19.9

3,352

19.2

Remote Australia (>5.92 - 10.53)

690

3.2

541

3.1

Very remote Australia (>10.53)

263

1.2

213

1.2

Gender

21,603

 

17,445

 

Male

9,452

43.8

7,719

44.2

Female

12,151

56.2

9,726

55.8

Age

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

 

49.9

15-98

48.6

15-96