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Table 2 Sample characteristics, claim factors, health and work status

From: Differences in perceived fairness and health outcomes in two injury compensation systems: a comparative study

Demographic variables

NSW (n = 98)

VIC (n = 84)

χ2 or t (df)

p

N (%), M (SD)

N (%), M (SD)

 Age

54.59 (14.36)

45.79 (16.27)

3.88 (180)

< .001

 Gender (male)

52/98 (53 %)

58/84 (69 %)

4.84

.028

 Country of birth (Australia)

67/98 (68 %)

61/84 (73 %)

0.39

.531

 Socio-economic status (high)

46/98 (47 %)

51/84 (61 %)

3.45

.063

 Education (high)

25/98 (26 %)

26/83 (31 %)

0.75

.386

 Marital status (married)

54/98 (55 %)

44/82 (54 %)

0.04

.846

 Injury (whiplash/soft tissue)

39/98 (40 %)

15/84 (18 %)

10.43

.001

 Hospital (admitted)

43/98 (48 %)

54/84 (64 %)

7.57

.006

 Time since the accident (12 months)

54/98 (55 %)

41/84 (49 %)

0.72

.397

Claim factors

 Lawyer

66/98 (67 %)

11/84 (13 %)

54.54

< .001

 Medically assessed

53/98 (54 %)

8/83 (10 %)

39.73

< .001

 Number of assessments

1.66 (1.02)

2.29 (1.38)

−1.47 (58)

.148

Dispute process

2/98 (2 %)

1/84 (1 %)

-

-

 Claim status (settled/inactive)

25/98 (26 %)

38/84 (45 %)

7.78

.005

 Previous claim

31/98 (32 %)

13/84 (16 %)

6.44

.011

 Fault (at-fault)

0/98 (0 %)

14/79 (18 %)

18.86

< .001

Health and work status

Health

 Pre-injury (good-excellent)

88/96 (92 %)

81/83 (98 %)

2.96

.085

 Post-injury (good-excellent)

43/92 (47 %)

56/84 (67 %)

7.09

.008

Not working due to the accidenta

12/98 (12 %)

15/84 (18 %)

1.13

.288

  1. Notes. Socio-economic status (low = 1–5 versus high = 6–10), education (low-medium versus high; high is defined as undergraduate, bachelor and postgraduate), marital status (married/de facto versus single/divorced/separated), type of injury (whiplash/soft tissue injury versus other), at-fault (totally at fault versus not at all at fault/partially at fault), health (poor/fair versus good/very good/excellent)
  2. aat time of interview