Table 1 Demographic Information for Participants With and Without a Mental Health Condition
|  | Persons with a mental health condition (n = 184) | Persons without a mental health condition (n = 1081) | Total (N = 1265) |
|---|---|---|---|
Marital statusa | |||
 Single (never married) | 44 (24) | 189 (18) | 233 (18) |
 Widowed | 18 (10) | 88 (8) | 106 (8) |
 Divorced | 15 (8) | 53 (5) | 68 (5) |
 Separated not divorced | 13 (7) | 21 (2) | 34 (3) |
 Married | 74 (40) | 639 (59) | 713 (56) |
 De facto | 18 (10) | 86 (8) | 104 (8) |
 No response | 2 (1) | 5 (1) | 7 (1) |
Gendera | |||
 Male | 73 (40) | 525 (49) | 598 (47) |
Agea | |||
 18–25 | 20 (11) | 94 (9) | 114 (9) |
 26–64 | 114 (62) | 586 (55) | 700 (56) |
 65+ | 50 (27) | 393 (37) | 443 (35) |
 No response | 0 (0) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) |
Identify to be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islandera | |||
 Yes | 5 (3) | 22 (2) | 27 (2) |
 No | 178 (97) | 1054 (98) | 1232 (97) |
 Unsure/ no response | 1 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) |
Highest level of education (complete or incomplete)a | |||
 Pre-school | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 3 (0) |
 Infants/primary school | 3 (2) | 17 (2) | 20 (2) |
 Secondary/high school | 62 (34) | 332 (31) | 394 (31) |
 Technical or further educational institution (e.g. TAFE colleges) | 32 (17) | 211 (20) | 243 (19) |
 University or other higher educational institution | 86 (47) | 512 (47) | 598 (47) |
 No schooling/no response | 1 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (1) |
Employment status a,& | |||
 Employed full-time | 42 (23) | 393 (36) | 435 (34) |
 Employed part-time/casual | 32 (17) | 223 (21) | 255 (20) |
 Unemployed | 20 (11) | 35 (3) | 55 (4) |
 Retired/pension | 73 (40) | 383 (35) | 456 (36) |
 Student | 6 (3) | 23 (2) | 29 (2) |
 Home duties | 8 (4) | 17 (2) | 25 (2) |
 No response | 3 (2) | 7 (0) | 10 (1) |
State or territory residinga | |||
 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | 0 (0) | 19 (2) | 19 (2) |
 New South Wales (NSW) | 51 (28) | 323 (30) | 374 (30) |
 Northern Territory (NT) | 1 (1) | 11 (1) | 12 (1) |
 Queensland (QLD) | 45 (25) | 236 (22) | 282 (22) |
 South Australia (SA) | 20 (11) | 86 (8) | 106 (8) |
 Tasmania (TAS) | 4 (2) | 30 (3) | 34 (3) |
 Victoria (VIC) | 39 (21) | 268 (25) | 307 (24) |
 Western Australia (WA) | 23 (13) | 104 (10) | 127 (10) |
 No response | 0 (0) | 4 (0) | 4 (0) |
Geographic distributiona | |||
 City | 100 (54) | 562 (52) | 662 (52) |
 Town | 34 (19) | 224 (23) | 278 (22) |
 Rural area | 49 (27) | 271 (25) | 320 (25) |
 Unsure/ no response | 1 (1) | 4 (0) | 5 (0) |
Type of mental health condition (12-month)a,* | |||
 Depression | 128 (70) | – | 128 (10) |
 Anxiety disorder | 108 (59) | – | 108 (9) |
 Schizophrenia | 6 (3) | – | 6 (1) |
 Bi-polar disorder | 9 (5) | – | 9 (1) |
 Personality disorder | 7 (4) | – | 7 (1) |
 Other form of psychosis | 3 (2) | – | 3 (0) |
 Substance use disorder | 2 (1) | – | 2 (0) |
 Other mental health condition | 20 (11) | – | 18 (1) |
 None of the above | n/a | – | 1058 (84) |
 No response | 0 (0) | – | 23 (2) |