|
Sociodemographic characteristics
| | | | | |
|
Age (Mean [SD])
|
63.3
|
2.17
|
63.0
|
2.25
|
<.05
|
| |
n
|
(%)a
|
n
|
(%)a
| |
|
Highest Educational Qualification
| | | | |
.001
|
|
School only (up to 12 years)
|
582
|
(54)
|
272
|
(36)
| |
|
Certificate/Diploma
|
247
|
(23)
|
265
|
(35)
| |
|
University degree
|
252
|
(23)
|
219
|
(29)
| |
|
Employment Status
| | | | |
.001
|
|
Full time paid
|
196
|
(20)
|
308
|
(44)
| |
|
Part time/Casual paid
|
212
|
(22)
|
116
|
(16)
| |
|
Not in paid work
|
164
|
(17)
|
36
|
(5)
| |
|
Retired
|
403
|
(41)
|
246
|
(35)
| |
|
Gross Annual Household Income (AUD)
| | | | |
.001
|
|
<41,600
|
419
|
(49)
|
223
|
(32)
| |
|
41,600–72,799
|
237
|
(28)
|
217
|
(31)
| |
|
72,800–129,999
|
135
|
(16)
|
163
|
(24)
| |
|
≥130,000
|
69
|
(8)
|
88
|
(13)
| |
|
Living arrangements
| | | | |
.01
|
|
Living alone
|
287
|
(30)
|
176
|
(25)
| |
|
Living with partner
|
572
|
(59)
|
397
|
(57)
| |
|
Living with partner and children
|
109
|
(11)
|
121
|
(17)
| |
|
Health related characteristics and physical activity
|
n
|
(%)a
|
N
|
(%)a
| |
|
Self-rated health
| | | | |
.53
|
|
Excellent/Very good
|
490
|
(45)
|
311
|
(42)
| |
|
Good
|
468
|
(43)
|
328
|
(45)
| |
|
Fair/Poor
|
131
|
(12)
|
94
|
(13)
| |
|
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
| | | | |
<.001
|
|
<25
|
453
|
(42)
|
234
|
(31)
| |
|
≥25–29.9
|
399
|
(37)
|
363
|
(48)
| |
|
≥30
|
217
|
(20)
|
159
|
(21)
| |
|
Psychological Distress
| | | | |
.87
|
|
No distress
|
989
|
(93)
|
695
|
(93)
| |
|
Distress
|
69
|
(7)
|
50
|
(7)
| |
|
Physical activity level
| | | | |
.21
|
|
None
|
134
|
(13)
|
104
|
(14)
| |
|
Some
|
231
|
(22)
|
137
|
(19)
| |
|
Meeting guidelinesb
|
672
|
(65)
|
481
|
(67)
| |
