Table 2 Characteristics of the cross-sectional sample
| Â | Survey 1 | Survey 2 | Survey 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % or mean (SD) | n | % or mean (SD) | n | % or mean (SD) | |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 308 | 33.6 | 214 | 37.8 | 159 | 46.8 |
 Female | 609 | 66.4 | 352 | 62.2 | 181 | 53.2 |
Age (years) | 925 | 49.4 (15.3) | 571 | 54.2 (15.1) | 348 | 55.6 (14.6) |
Years of Education | 926 | 16 (5.3) | 573 | 15.8 (5.3) | 349 | 14.9 (5.3) |
Household income/week | ||||||
  < 1000AUD | 210 | 26.7 | 173 | 36.6 | 102 | 37.1 |
 1000 – <2000AUD | 225 | 28.6 | 129 | 27.3 | 78 | 28.4 |
  ≥ 2000AUD | 352 | 44.7 | 171 | 36.2 | 95 | 34.6 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Not in a relationship | 356 | 39.4 | 224 | 40.2 | 140 | 42.9 |
 In a relationship | 547 | 60.6 | 333 | 59.8 | 186 | 57.1 |
Chronic disease | ||||||
 No | 498 | 53.8 | 289 | 50.4 | 198 | 56.7 |
 Yes | 428 | 46.2 | 284 | 49.6 | 151 | 43.3 |
Depression level | ||||||
 Normal | 554 | 59.8 | 312 | 54.5 | 222 | 63.6 |
 Above normal | 372 | 40.2 | 261 | 45.6 | 127 | 36.4 |
Anxiety level | ||||||
 Normal | 711 | 76.8 | 419 | 73.1 | 275 | 78.8 |
 Above normal | 215 | 23.2 | 154 | 26.9 | 74 | 21.2 |
Stress level | ||||||
 Normal | 660 | 71.3 | 411 | 71.7 | 273 | 78.2 |
 Above normal | 266 | 28.7 | 162 | 28.3 | 76 | 21.8 |
Meeting PA guideline | ||||||
 Yes | 490 | 54.9 | 291 | 52.7 | 168 | 50.2 |
 No | 402 | 45.1 | 261 | 47.3 | 167 | 49.9 |
Resilience score | 926 | 3.4 (0.8) | 573 | 3.4 (0.8) | 349 | 3.5 (0.8) |