Table 3 Socio-demographic and bodyweight characteristics of men and women in the acculturation and bodyweight sample (n = 2 997)
|  | Men (FB Only) (n = 1 457, 48.6 %) 27.1(5.2) mean BMI(SD) 64.9%Owt/Obese | Women (FB Only) (n = 1 540, 51.4 %) 25.9 (6.0) mean BMI(SD) 47.8%Owt/Obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | Mean BMI (SD) | %Owt/ Obese | % | Mean BMI (SD) | %Owt/ Obese | |
Length of residence in Australia | ||||||
  < 5 years | 6.7 | 25.3 (4.1) | 49.0 | 9.1 | 23.2 (4.2) | 25.7 |
 5–9 years | 6.2 | 25.8 (4.6) | 57.1 | 5.8 | 24.9 (9.0) | 31.5 |
 10–14 years | 7.8 | 26.7 (6.2) | 56.6 | 9.2 | 24.7 (5.2) | 41.1 |
  ≥ 15 years | 79.3 | 27.3 (5.1) | 67.6 | 76.0 | 26.4 (5.8) | 52.4 |
Age at Arrival | ||||||
  ≥ 25 years (arrived as adult) | 44.9 | 26.7 (5.1) | 62.6 | 45.1 | 25.5 (5.8) | 46.2 |
 18–24 years (arrived as young adult) | 18.8 | 26.7 (4.6) | 62.6 | 19.7 | 25.2 (5.1) | 44.2 |
 12–17 years (arrived as an adolescent) | 8.0 | 28.0 (6.2) | 70.1 | 9.0 | 26.2 (5.5) | 50.0 |
 0–11 years (arrived as young child) | 28.3 | 27.5 (5.3) | 68.5 | 26.2 | 27.0 (6.8) | 52.5 |
Age | ||||||
 18–24 years | 5.4 | 24.9 (4.2) | 40.5 | 4.7 | 22.4 (4.1) | 23.3 |
 25–34 years | 11.9 | 25.9 (4.6) | 50.0 | 12.3 | 23.9 (5.7) | 28.6 |
 35–44 years | 15.0 | 27.2 (4.2) | 65.3 | 16.9 | 25.6 (5.9) | 43.8 |
 45–54 years | 22.5 | 27.3 (5.0) | 68.9 | 21.8 | 25.7 (5.8) | 46.7 |
 55–64 years | 20.6 | 28.0 (5.5) | 73.7 | 21.9 | 27.0 (6.7) | 54.3 |
 65–74 years | 15.5 | 27.5 (5.6) | 69.0 | 13.8 | 27.2 (5.4) | 60.6 |
  > 75 years | 9.0 | 26.2 (4.6) | 61.1 | 8.6 | 26.7 (4.9) | 62.1 |
Remoteness | ||||||
 Major City | 76.9 | 27.0 (5.1) | 64.5 | 77.9 | 25.8 (6.0) | 46.7 |
 Inner Regional Australia | 15.8 | 27.3 (5.7) | 64.1 | 13.9 | 26.1 (5.2) | 51.4 |
 Outer Regional Australia | 5.9 | 27.2 (4.9) | 68.6 | 6.8 | 27.0 (6.7) | 52.4 |
 Remote and Very Remote Australia | 1.3 | 27.9 (4.0) | 78.9 | 1.4 | 24.9 (5.1) | 48.6 |
Highest attained education level | ||||||
 Bachelor + | 32.3 | 26.7 (5.3) | 61.1 | 33.6 | 24.6 (5.1) | 38.8 |
 Diploma | 11.0 | 26.7 (4.8) | 60.6 | 10.7 | 25.1 (6.2) | 41.2 |
 Certificate (trade/business) | 24.9 | 27.3 (4.4) | 70.8 | 13.4 | 26.7 (6.4) | 53.4 |
 School - Year 12 and below | 31.8 | 27.4 (5.6) | 65.5 | 42.3 | 26.9 (6.2) | 54.8 |
Occupation | ||||||
 Managers and professionals | 29.2 | 26.8 (4.7) | 65.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 (4.9) | 40.9 |
 White Collar | 12.8 | 26.9 (5.5) | 61.5 | 23.6 | 25.4 (6.1) | 41.8 |
 Blue Collar | 25.0 | 27.3 (4.8) | 65.1 | 7.3 | 26.0 (6.5) | 42.9 |
 Unemp/Not in Labour Force | 32.9 | 27.2 (5.7) | 65.8 | 46.6 | 26.5 (6.2) | 54.9 |
Household Income | ||||||
  > $130,000 k per annum | 18.3 | 26.8 (4.4) | 61.3 | 15.7 | 24.7 (5.4) | 38.4 |
 $72,800–$129,999 | 35.4 | 27.4 (5.2) | 68.6 | 33.1 | 25.6 (5.5) | 46.9 |
 $52,000–$72,799 | 16.3 | 26.2 (4.5) | 58.6 | 15.9 | 25.8 (6.3) | 43.3 |
 $41,600–$51,999 | 7.6 | 27.1 (5.7) | 63.1 | 7.5 | 25.9 (5.4) | 44.8 |
 $26,000–$41,599 | 14.1 | 27.6 (6.1) | 68.0 | 14.3 | 26.8 (6.7) | 55.4 |
 $0–$25,999 | 8.3 | 27.0 (5.4) | 65.3 | 13.4 | 27.0 (6.4) | 59.9 |
Neighbourhood Disadvantage | ||||||
 Quintile 5 (least disadvantage) | 24.8 | 26.5 (3.7) | 62.7 | 23.6 | 24.3 (4.7) | 36.1 |
 Quintile 4 | 20.4 | 26.7 (4.8) | 63.8 | 21.3 | 25.8 (5.4) | 48.2 |
 Quintile 3 | 16.7 | 28.0 (6.3) | 68.7 | 18.1 | 26.1 (6.5) | 48.2 |
 Quintile 2 | 20.0 | 27.5 (5.7) | 70.8 | 19.5 | 25.9 (5.9) | 48.2 |
 Quintile 1 (most disadvantage) | 18.0 | 26.8 (5.4) | 58.9 | 17.5 | 27.8 (7.0) | 62.2 |