Table 1 Mean and median weekly income, welfare payments and taxes of individuals with and without arthritis as main chronic condition, Australian population aged 45-64 years (in real 2013 Australian dollars) (crude estimates)
N | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||||||||||
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Labour force statusa | Survey records | Weighted population (%) | Mean | SD | Median | Weighted population (%) | Mean | SD | Median | Weighted population (%) | Mean | SD | Median | Weighted population (%) | Mean | SD | Median |
Weekly total income (AU$) of individualsb | |||||||||||||||||
Working full-time without arthritis | 11,562 | 2,912,000 (48.98) | 1597.29 | 1558.02 | 1308.88 | 3,169,000 (49.72) | 1721.67 | 1675.99 | 1427.46 | 3,336,000 (49.96) | 1864.91 | 1831.87 | 1521.93 | 3,600,000 (50.49) | 2000.81 | 1969.95 | 1610.67 |
Employed full-time with arthritis | 1120 | 307,000 (5.16) | 1366.59 | 1116.91 | 1180.65 | 339,000 (5.32) | 1473.12 | 1193.94 | 1253.34 | 358,000 (5.37) | 1632.74 | 1261.08 | 1378.67 | 379,000 (5.31) | 1769.93 | 1345.96 | 1468.07 |
Employed part-time without arthritis | 4477 | 1,032000 (17.36) | 722.14 | 794.20 | 602.86 | 1,154,000 (18.11) | 773.80 | 853.10 | 640.03 | 1,234,000 (18.94) | 853.12 | 892.45 | 700.84 | 1,340,000 (18.79) | 925.08 | 921.38 | 767.07 |
Employed part-time with arthritis | 708 | 186,000 (3.13) | 597.41 | 551.25 | 551.77 | 209,000 (3.27) | 636.79 | 594.11 | 582.75 | 222,000 (3.33) | 729.29 | 655.05 | 665.73 | 236,000 (3.31) | 821.04 | 700.99 | 741.10 |
Not in labour force due to arthritis | 208 | 54,000 (0.91) | 334.06 | 148.69 | 321.87 | 58,000 (0.91) | 336.85 | 152.90 | 330.33 | 59,000 (0.88) | 338.72 | 158.50 | 340.91 | 61,000 (0.85) | 340.60 | 167.15 | 352.05 |
Weekly welfare income (AU$) received by individualsc | |||||||||||||||||
Employed full-time without arthritis | 11,562 | 2,912,000 (48.98) | 18.27 | 62.34 | 0.00 | 3,169,000 (49.72) | 17.66 | 61.56 | 0.00 | 3,336,000 (49.96) | 15.76 | 58.18 | 0.00 | 3,600,000 (50.49) | 14.91 | 56.80 | 0.00 |
Employed full-time with arthritis | 1120 | 307,000 (5.16) | 19.92 | 71.13 | 0.00 | 339,000 (5.32) | 20.58 | 73.24 | 0.00 | 358,000 (5.37) | 19.58 | 72.40 | 0.00 | 379,000 (5.31) | 18.81 | 71.38 | 0.00 |
Employed part-time without arthritis | 4477 | 1,032000 (17.36) | 73.41 | 140.41 | 0.00 | 1,154,000 (18.11) | 72.51 | 140.40 | 0.00 | 1,234,000 (18.94) | 66.73 | 134.93 | 0.00 | 1,340,000 (18.79) | 63.04 | 130.49 | 0.00 |
Employed part-time with arthritis | 708 | 186,000 (3.13) | 100.13 | 162.92 | 0.00 | 209,000 (3.27) | 99.14 | 164.29 | 0.00 | 222,000 (3.33) | 89.86 | 157.81 | 0.00 | 236,000 (3.31) | 84.67 | 153.38 | 0.00 |
Not in labour force due to arthritis | 208 | 54,000 (0.91) | 305.51 | 158.51 | 311.67 | 58,000 (0.91) | 303.89 | 158.00 | 311.67 | 59,000 (0.88) | 298.84 | 161.70 | 311.67 | 61,000 (0.85) | 294.15 | 163.83 | 311.67 |
Weekly tax paid (includes Medicare levy) (AU$) by individualsd | |||||||||||||||||
Employed full-time without arthritis | 11,562 | 2,912,000 (48.98) | 353.62 | 488.20 | 243.18 | 3,169,000 (49.72) | 385.42 | 530.06 | 264.97 | 3,336,000 (49.96) | 420.48 | 576.40 | 291.01 | 3,600,000 (50.49) | 454.06 | 624.27 | 310.31 |
Employed full-time with arthritis | 1120 | 307,000 (5.16) | 278.53 | 358.89 | 184.99 | 339,000 (5.32) | 303.50 | 389.78 | 198.14 | 358,000 (5.37) | 340.43 | 421.35 | 226.16 | 379,000 (5.31) | 372.05 | 457.59 | 252.38 |
Employed part-time without arthritis | 4477 | 1,032000 (17.36) | 84.29 | 203.91 | 19.08 | 1,154,000 (18.11) | 93.27 | 220.83 | 20.79 | 1,234,000 (18.94) | 104.28 | 229.82 | 29.74 | 1,340,000 (18.79) | 113.01 | 236.16 | 37.87 |
Employed part-time with arthritis | 708 | 186,000 (3.13) | 49.73 | 118.28 | 0.00 | 209,000 (3.27) | 55.06 | 130.88 | 0.00 | 222,000 (3.33) | 67.36 | 147.57 | 7.63 | 236,000 (3.31) | 78.92 | 163.70 | 24.59 |
Not in labour force due to arthritis | 208 | 54,000 (0.91) | −0.16 | 6.79 | 0.00 | 58,000 (0.91) | 0.04 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 59,000 (0.88) | 0.03 | 9.89 | 0.00 | 61,000 (0.85) | 0.07 | 11.37 | 0.00 |