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Table 1 Respondent demographic, engagement and WEMWBS characteristics (n = 702)

From: The art of being mentally healthy: a study to quantify the relationship between recreational arts engagement and mental well-being in the general population

Variable

Level

n

%

2011 Western Australian population % (n = 2.3 million people)

Arts engagement prevalence

WEMWBS

% Engaged in the arts

p-value

Mean score

SD

p-value

Demographics

Sex

Male

351

50.0

50 %

75.5

p < 0.001

53.2

7.5

NS (p = 0.41)

Female

351

50.0

50 %

90.3

53.6

7.3

Age Group

18–29 years

63

9.0

15 %

90.5

p = 0.013

52.8

6.8

p = 0.021

30–39 years

61

8.7

14 %

85.2

51.5

6.2

40–49 years

115

16.4

15 %

89.6

52.6

7.3

50–59 years

170

24.2

13 %

84.1

53.1

7.4

60 years and over

293

41.7

18 %

77.5

54.4

7.6

Location

Metropolitan

487

69.4

76 %

83.0

NS (p = 0.96)

53.3

7.2

NS (p = 0.57)

Country

215

30.6

24 %

82.8

53.6

7.8

Household Income ($AUD)

Less than $39,999

195

27.8

26 %

77.4

NS (p = 0.10)

53.2

8.6

NS (p = 0.87)

$40,000 to $79,999

123

17.5

21 %

82.1

53.2

7.5

$80,000 to $119,999

125

17.8

19 %

87.2

53.4

6.2

$120,000 or more

150

21.4

22 %

87.3

54.0

6.8

Refused

109

15.5

12 %

82.6

53.3

7.1

Education

High school or less

293

41.7

44 %

76.1

p < 0.001

53.5

7.8

NS (p = 0.48)

Trade certificate or diploma

162

23.1

26 %

86.4

52.8

7.4

University degree or higher degree

247

35.2

19 %

88.7

53.7

6.8

Refused

0

0.0

11 %

     

Married or de-facto relationship

Yes

464

66.1

60 %

84.3

NS (p = 0.18)

54.0

6.7

p = 0.004

No

238

33.9

40 %

80.3

52.3

8.5

Children in household

Yes

202

28.8

59 %

87.1

NS (p = 0.59)

53.5

6.6

NS (p = 0.55)

No

500

71.2

41 %

81.2

53.1

7.7

In the previous 12 months

Sports engagement

Yes

465

66.2

67 %

87.1

p < 0.001

53.8

7.0

NS (p = 0.06)

No

237

33.8

33 %

74.7

52.7

8.0

Attend religious services or events

Yes

267

38.0

-

88.0

p = 0.005

53.8

7.5

NS (p = 0.30)

No

435

62.0

-

79.8

53.2

7.3

Holiday

Yes

384

54.7

-

88.8

p < 0.001

54.5

7.1

p < 0.001

No

318

45.3

-

75.8

52.0

7.5

General health

Very bad

9

1.3

4 %

77.8

NS (p = 0.66)

45.9

9.7

p < 0.001

Bad

23

3.3

73.9

45.1

10.0

Fair

123

17.5

10 %

80.5

50.5

7.5

Good

304

43.3

30 %

84.2

53.4

6.6

Very Good

243

34.6

56 %

83.5

56.0

6.5

  1. SD standard deviation, NS not statistically significant
  2. - Information not available