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Table 7 Summary of measures and associated key descriptive results

From: The VicHealth Indicators population survey: methodology, prevalence of behavioural risk factors, and use in local policy

Indicator

Sample

(N)

Out of

scope

Missing

Lowest

Highest

Mean

Median

Mode

Standard Deviation

Subjective wellbeing [range 0–100]

21,472

0

1347

0

100

78.81

80

–

12.52

Satisfaction with life as a whole

22,697

0

122

0

10

7.92

8

–

1.67

Perceptions of safety – walking alone during day

22,819

0

68

1

3

1.09

1

1

0.36

Perceptions of safety – walking alone after dark

22,819

0

131

1

3

1.61

1

1

0.75

Resilience [range 0–8]

22,164

0

655

0

8

6.56

7

–

1.58

Perceptions of neighbourhood - people are willing to help each other

22,819

0

422

1

2

1.17

1

1

0.38

Perceptions of neighbourhood - this is a close-knit neighbourhood

22,819

0

464

1

2

1.28

1

1

0.45

Perceptions of neighbourhood - people can be trusted

22,819

0

635

1

2

1.19

1

1

0.39

Physical activity 0 days per week

22,819

0

116

–

–

–

–

–

–

Physical activity 1 to 3 days per week

22,819

0

116

–

–

–

–

–

–

Physical activity 4 or more days per week

22,819

0

116

–

–

–

–

–

–

Participation in any organised physical activity

22,819

0

32

1

2

1.73

2

2

0.44

Organised by a fitness, leisure or indoor sports centre

22,819

0

26

1

2

1.93

2

2

0.25

Organised by a sports club or association

22,819

0

26

1

2

1.9

2

2

0.3

Participation in any non-organised physical activity

22,819

0

32

1

2

1.32

1

1

0.47

Activity type - walking

22,819

0

3

1

2

1.45

1

1

0.5

Activity type - cycling

22,819

0

1

1

2

1.9

2

2

0.3

Activity type - jogging

22,819

0

0

1

2

1.92

2

2

0.27

Participates alone

22,819

0

17

1

2

1.48

1

1

0.5

Participates with someone

22,819

0

17

1

2

1.72

2

2

0.45

Time spent sitting on usual work day (hours: minutes)

6311

12,031

154

0

16:00

4:15

4:00

–

3:06

Number of serves of vegetables per day

22,559

0

260

0

16

2.42

2

–

1.55

Number of serves of fruit per day

22,621

0

198

0

10

1.66

1.05

–

1.12

Eats take-away meals 3 or more days per week

22,819

0

65

1

2

1.94

2

2

0.23

Number of cups of water consumed per day

22,693

0

126

0

30

4.86

4

–

3.22

At risk of short-term harm each month

22,819

0

43

1

2

1.77

2

2

0.42

At very high risk of short-term harm each month

22,819

0

29

1

2

1.94

2

2

0.24

Alcohol culture - getting drunk occasionally is OK (perceived)

22,819

0

762

1

2

1.78

2

2

0.41

Alcohol culture - getting drunk occasionally is OK (personal)

22,819

0

176

1

2

1.8

2

2

0.4

Gender equity category

22,819

0

213

1

3

2.06

2

3

0.82