Table 1 Demographic profile of 2016 and 2018 AUSPOPS samples (unweighted and weighted)
Characteristic | 2016 | 2018 | 2016 vs 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Unweighted % (weighted) | No. | Unweighted % (weighted) | p-value c | |
Female | 1092 | 53.2 (50.7) | 1364 | 52.4 (50.9) | 0.599 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.003d |
 18–< 35 yrs | 400 | 19.6 (31.4) | 429 | 16.5 (31.5) |  |
 35–< 55 yrs | 610 | 29.9 (34.4) | 738 | 28.4 (33.8) |  |
 55 + yrs | 1032 | 50.5 (34.3) | 1432 | 55.1 (35.7) |  |
Country of birth English speakinga | 1726 | 84.6 (79.2) | 2183 | 84.0 (75.8) | 0.589 |
English spoken at home | 1750 | 85.6 (81.0) | 2266 | 87.1 (80.2) | 0.137 |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 40 | 2.0 (2.3) | 54 | 2.1 (2.4) | 0.770 |
Employment status |  |  |  |  | < 0.001d |
 Employed | 1101 | 54.0 (58.6) | 1343 | 51.8 (59.6) |  |
 Unemployed | 73 | 3.6 (4.2) | 72 | 2.8 (3.8) |  |
 Retired/pension | 634 | 31.1 (21.7) | 957 | 36.9 (22.9) |  |
 Student/home duties/other | 232 | 11.4 (15.5) | 222 | 8.6 (13.7) |  |
Highest level of education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.342 |
 High School | 648 | 32.4 (37.2) | 832 | 32.8 (34.9) |  |
 Post-secondary | 616 | 30.8 (41.1) | 822 | 32.4 (38.9) |  |
 University Degree | 735 | 36.8 (21.7) | 883 | 34.8 (26.2) |  |
Disadvantagedb | 593 | 29.2 (29.9) | 904 | 35.2 (30.4) | < 0.001 |
Income support | 666 | 32.8 (31.1) | 864 | 33.4 (27.1) | 0.671 |
Private health insurance | 1305 | 64.2 (57.9) | 1578 | 60.9 (55.8) | 0.022 |