Table 2 Proportion of respondents reporting ARI symptoms in the prior week, by key demographic and health outcome variables, (SAPHS & PHSMS, April – June 2020, N† = 6833)
n/N | % (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
All | 1318/6833 | 19.3 (18.4–20.2) | |
Gendera | |||
Male | 559/3311 | 16.9 (15.6–18.2) | < 0.001 |
Female | 758/3522 | 21.5 (20.2–22.9) | |
Age | |||
18–29 | 272/1347 | 20.2 (18.1–22.4) | 0.108 |
30–49 | 374/1805 | 20.8 (18.9–22.6) | |
50–69 | 381/2050 | 18.6 (16.9–20.3) | |
70 and over | 290/1631 | 17.8 (16.0–19.7) | |
Location | |||
Metropolitan | 960/4949 | 19.4 (18.3–20.5) | 0.695 |
Rural | 357/1881 | 19.0 (17.3–20.8) | |
SEIFAb | |||
Lowest | 267/1236 | 21.6 (19.4–24.0) | 0.071 |
Low | 313/1539 | 20.4 (18.4–22.4) | |
Middle | 281/1520 | 18.5 (16.6–20.5) | |
High | 224/1206 | 18.6 (16.5–20.8) | |
Highest | 233/1319 | 17.7 (15.7–19.8) | |
Education | |||
No school to secondary | 492/2761 | 17.8 (16.4–19.3) | < 0.001 |
TAFE, trade, certificate | 324/1367 | 23.7 (21.5–26.0) | |
Diploma, advanced diploma | 181/945 | 19.2 (16.7–21.8) | |
Degree or higher | 319/1726 | 18.5 (16.7–20.4) | |
Household Income | |||
Up to $20,000 | 125/535 | 23.3 (19.9–27.1) | < 0.001 |
$20,001 - $40,000 | 263/1116 | 23.6 (21.1–26.1) | |
$40,001 - $60,000 | 182/812 | 22.4 (19.6–25.4) | |
$60,001 - $80,000 | 158/779 | 20.2 (17.6–23.2) | |
$80,001 - $100,000 | 91/573 | 15.9 (13.1–19.0) | |
$100,001 - $150,000 | 140/758 | 18.5 (15.8–21.3) | |
More than $150,000 | 93/574 | 16.3 (13.4–19.4) | |
Not stated | 267/1685 | 15.8 (14.2–17.6) | |
Country of birth | |||
English speaking background | 1114/5699 | 19.5 (18.5–20.6) | 0.276 |
Non-English speaking background | 200/1104 | 18.2 (15.9–20.5) | |
Aboriginal status | |||
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders | 40/136 | 29.2 (22.2–37.4) | 0.003 |
Non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders | 1272/6652 | 19.1 (18.2–20.1) | |
Household size | |||
1 | 369/2105 | 17.5 (16.0–19.2) | 0.004 |
2 | 476/2597 | 18.3 (16.9–19.9) | |
3 | 179/891 | 20.1 (17.6–22.8) | |
4 | 158/673 | 23.5 (20.4–26.8) | |
5 or more | 108/502 | 21.6 (18.1–25.3) | |
Chronic conditionsc | |||
No chronic condition | 463/3029 | 15.3 (14.0–16.6) | < 0.001 |
1 chronic condition | 423/2042 | 20.7 (19.0–22.5) | |
2 chronic condition | 206/1057 | 19.5 (17.2–22.0) | |
3+ chronic condition | 225/704 | 31.9 (28.6–35.5) | |
Overall subjective wellbeing | |||
Good wellbeing | 250/2449 | 10.2 (9.1–11.5) | < 0.001 |
Neutral | 518/2438 | 21.2 (19.7–22.9) | |
Poor wellbeing | 506/1792 | 28.2 (26.2–30.4) | |
Mental health conditionsd | |||
Yes | 519/1727 | 30.1 (27.9–32.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 784/5059 | 15.5 (14.5–16.5) | |
Psychological distress (K10) | |||
Yes | 472/1279 | 36.9 (34.3–39.6) | < 0.001 |
No | 827/5467 | 15.1 (14.2–16.1) | |