Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and mean mental well-being scores for respondents in the analytic sample
N = 6721 individuals N = 200 neighbourhoods | N | % | Mental well-being score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95% CI | |||
Total sample | 6721 | 100.0 | 50.7 | 50.5, 50.9 |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 2872 | 42.7 | 50.3 | 50.0, 50.6 |
 Female | 3849 | 57.3 | 51.0 | 50.8, 51.3 |
Age (y) | ||||
 40–46 | 1414 | 21.0 | 49.4 | 49.4, 50.2 |
 47–51 | 1434 | 21.3 | 49.7 | 49.3, 50.1 |
 52–56 | 1389 | 20.7 | 50.7 | 50.3, 51.2 |
 57–61 | 1300 | 19.3 | 51.4 | 50.9, 51.8 |
 62–70 | 1184 | 17.6 | 52.4 | 51.9, 52.9 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Bachelor’s degree and above | 2201 | 32.7 | 51.6 | 51.3, 51.9 |
 Diploma/associate degree | 772 | 11.5 | 51.3 | 50.8, 51.9 |
 Certificate (trade/business) | 1179 | 17.5 | 50.8 | 50.4, 51.3 |
 No post-school qualification | 2569 | 38.2 | 49.8 | 49.5, 50.1 |
Occupation | ||||
 Manager/professional | 2187 | 32.5 | 51.4 | 51.1, 51.7 |
 White collar | 1349 | 20.0 | 50.2 | 49.8, 50.7 |
 Blue collar | 837 | 12.5 | 49.8 | 49.3, 50.3 |
 Home duties | 382 | 5.7 | 51.0 | 50.2, 51.8 |
 Retired | 811 | 12.1 | 52.4 | 51.8, 53.0 |
 Permanently unable to work | 147 | 2.2 | 43.6 | 42.0, 45.2 |
 Unemployed | 116 | 1.7 | 47.2 | 45.5, 48.9 |
 Not easily classifiable | 892 | 13.3 | 50.7 | 50.1, 51.3 |
Annual household income | ||||
 A$130,000+ | 1279 | 19.0 | 52.1 | 51.7, 52.5 |
 A$72,800–129,999 | 1744 | 25.9 | 51.0 | 50.7, 51.4 |
 A$52,000–72,799 | 947 | 14.1 | 50.0 | 49.6, 50.6 |
 A$26,000–51,599 | 1201 | 17.9 | 50.3 | 49.8, 50.7 |
 Less than A$25,999 | 736 | 10.9 | 48.5 | 47.8, 49.2 |
 Don’t know/ don’t want to answer | 814 | 12.1 | 51.4 | 50.4, 52.0 |
Neighbourhood disadvantage | ||||
 Q1 (Least disadvantaged) | 1732 | 25.8 | 51.6 | 51.2, 51.9 |
 Q2 | 1422 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 50.8, 51.6 |
 Q3 | 1372 | 20.4 | 50.5 | 50.1, 50.9 |
 Q4 | 1300 | 19.3 | 50.5 | 50.0, 50.9 |
 Q5 (Most disadvantaged) | 895 | 13.3 | 49.1 | 48.5, 49.7 |