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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of men with and without disabilities

From: Inequalities in socio-economic characteristics and health and wellbeing of men with and without disabilities: a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health

 

Disability

No disability

P value

N

%

n

%

Age

 18–24 years

126

13.4

1844

14.6

p < 0.001

 25–34 years

190

20.2

2866

22.7

 35–44 years

242

25.7

3833

30.4

 45–55 years

384

40.8

4084

32.3

 Mean, SD

39.5

11.0

38.0

10.6

p < 0.001

Country of birth

 Australia

775

82.3

9597

76.0

p < 0.001

 Other

167

17.7

3030

24.0

Language spoken at home

 English

870

94.2

11,405

91.3

p = 0.003

 Other

54

5.8

1081

8.7

Indigenous status

 Not ATSI

888

95.1

12,308

97.9

p < 0.001

 ATSI

46

4.9

267

2.1

Relationship status

 Married/de facto

518

55.7

8501

67.8

p < 0.001

 Separated/widowed/divorced

118

12.7

773

6.2

 Single

294

31.6

3261

26.0

Area of residence

 City

469

49.8

7427

58.9

p < 0.001

 Inner regional

262

27.8

2817

22.3

 Outer regional

210

22.3

2374

18.8