Table 1 Likelihood of attending a DMHS by participant grouping
From: Health behaviours of Australian men and the likelihood of attending a dedicated men’s health service
N (%) | Mean Likelihood (SD) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
1493 (100%) | 5.8 (3.3) | ||
Likelihood | |||
0 (not at all likely) | 203 (14%) | ||
1—4 (low) | 237 (16%) | ||
5—6 (moderate) | 313 (21%) | ||
7—8 (high) | 391 (26%) | ||
9—10 (very high) | 349 (23%) | ||
Age | |||
(18,34] | 160 (11%) | 5.9 (2.9) | < 0.0001 |
(35,49] | 360 (24%) | 6.2 (3.1) | |
(50,64] | 533 (36%) | 6.1 (3.3) | |
(65,79] | 345 (23%) | 5.2 (3.5) | |
(80,95] | 95 (6%) | 5.1 (3.8) | |
Region | |||
Rural | 399 (27%) | 6.0 (3.3) | 0.22 |
Metro | 1094 (73%) | 5.7 (3.3) | |
Employment status | |||
Employed (FT/PT) | 971 (65%) | 6.0 (3.2) | 0.0002† |
Not working/Student/Other | 104 (7%) | 5.9 (3.2) | |
Retired | 418 (28%) | 5.2 (3.5) | |
Occupation | |||
White collar | 579 (60%) | 6.0 (3.2) | 0.53 |
Blue collar | 391 (40%) | 6.1 (3.4) | |
Marital Status | |||
Divorced/Separated | 91 (6%) | 5.7 (3.3) | 0.98 |
Married/Defacto | 1165 (78%) | 5.8 (3.3) | |
Never married | 189 (13%) | 5.9 (3.2) | |
Widowed | 48 (3%) | 5.7 (3.7) | |
Household income | |||
< $50,000 | 531 (38%) | 5.6 (3.5) | 0.63 |
$50,000–$100,000 | 525 (37%) | 6.2 (3.2) | |
$100,000–$200,000 | 295 (21%) | 5.8 (3.2) | |
> $200,000 | 55 (4%) | 5.3 (3.2) | |
Health status | |||
Sick | 567 (38%) | 5.6 (3.5) | 0.02 |
Healthy | 926 (62%) | 6.0 (3.2) | |
Health-Age groups | |||
YH | 733 (49%) | 6.0 (3.1) | < 0.0001 |
YS | 279 (19%) | 6.2 (3.4) | |
OH | 193 (13%) | 5.8 (3.5) | |
OS | 288 (19%) | 4.9 (3.5) | |
Number of Dr. visits (12 mths) | |||
Not at all | 122 (8%) | 5.6 (3.2) | 0.73 |
Once or twice | 428 (29%) | 5.8 (3.3) | |
3 to 5 times | 428 (29%) | 6.0 (3.2) | |
5+ times | 504 (34%) | 5.7 (3.5) | |