Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of study participants who were in paid work pre-injury

Sociodemographic

Post-secondary education, n (%)^a

1062 (69.3)

English speaking, n (%)

1395 (91.0)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married/de facto

824 (53.8)

 Divorced/widowed/separated

115 (7.5)

 Never married

594 (38.7)

Occupation, n (%)^a

 Professional

528 (34.4)

 Clerical/administrative services

127 (8.3)

 Technical/trades services

254 (16.6)

 Manager

208 (13.6)

 Community/personal services

135 (8.8)

 Labourer

81 (5.3)

 Sales worker

96 (6.3)

 Machinery operator/driver

89 (5.8)

Gross yearly income, n (%)^a

 $0-$20,799

80 (5.2)

 $20,800-$41,599

231 (15.1)

 $41,600-$64,999

397 (25.9)

 $65,000-$103,999

412 (26.9)

 $104,000 + 

333 (21.7)

Social satisfaction, n (%)^a

 Satisfied

1392 (90.8)

 Neither

100 (6.5)

 Dissatisfied

40 (2.6)

IRSAD, mean (SD)

1045.32 (85.77)

Pre-injury health

EQ-5D-3L index, mean (SD)

0.94 (0.11)

Number of comorbidities, n (%)^a

 None

744 (48.5)

 1

433 (28.2)

 2–3

299 (19.5)

  ≥ 4

56 (3.7)

BMI (kg/m²), n (%)^a

 < 18.5 underweight

31 (2.0)

 18.5–24.9 normal

608 (39.7)

 25–29.9 overweight

543 (35.4)

 30–39.9 obese

273 (17.8)