Table 6
Levels of participation in other community group activities (mix of social and civic), by demographic and health characteristics of respondents
| Type of community group participation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School related group % (n) | Service club % (n) | Ethnic group % (n) | Volunteer group % (n) | Attended church % (n) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 8.6 (97)6-150 | 5.2 (58) | 7.3 (82) | 10.5 (118)6-150 | 20.5 (225) |
| Women | 12.8 (177) | 6.3 (87) | 5.8 (80) | 17.3 (237) | 25.0 (337) |
| p Value | 0.001 | 0.228 | 0.128 | 0.000 | 0.008 |
| Age | |||||
| 18–59 | 14.6 (237)6-150 | 3.7 (60)6-150 | 5.3 (86)6-150 | 13.1 (211) | 18.5 (297)6-150 |
| 60+ | 3.7 (31) | 10.2 (85) | 8.8 (74) | 16.5 (138) | 31.8 (254) |
| p Value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.021 | 0.000 |
| Education | |||||
| Low | 2.3 (8)6-150 | 4.3 (15) | 15.7 (54) | 9.9 (34)6-150 | 41.0 (134)6-150 |
| Medium | 10.6 (182) | 6.0 (103) | 4.4 (75) | 14.1 (240) | 20.1 (337) |
| High | 19.3 (79) | 6.6 (27) | 8.0 (33) | 18.3 (75) | 19.9 (80) |
| p Value | 0.000 | 0.192 | 0.006 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Household income | |||||
| <$15 600 | 6.7 (53)6-150 | 5.5 (43) | 8.5 (67) | 14.8 (116) | 26.7 (204)6-150 |
| $15 600–$31 199 | 10.1 (56) | 5.7 (32) | 6.1 (34) | 15.0 (83) | 24.0 (128) |
| $31 200–$46 799 | 12.3 (52) | 6.9 (29) | 6.4 (27) | 14.5 (61) | 20.4 (85) |
| $46 800–$62 399 | 16.7 (40) | 5.4 (13) | 5.4 (13) | 12.1 (29) | 18.1 (43) |
| $62 400+ | 18.7 (54) | 5.5 (16) | 4.1 (12) | 12.5 (36) | 15.1 (43) |
| p Value | 0.000 | 0.747 | 0.006 | 0.259 | 0.000 |
| Physical health (<60) | |||||
| Low | 13.3 (70) | 3.4 (18) | 6.3 (33) | 13.3 (69) | 18.6 (97) |
| High | 15.7 (167) | 3.9 (41) | 4.9 (51) | 12.8 (133) | 18.4 (189) |
| p Value | 0.220 | 0.619 | 0.247 | 0.779 | 0.932 |
| Physical health (⩾60) | |||||
| Low | 3.3 (18) | 9.1 (50) | 9.9 (54) | 14.5 (79) | 32.9 (171) |
| High | 5.7 (13) | 13.3 (30) | 4.8 (11) | 22.0 (50) | 27.6 (61) |
| p Value | 0.116 | 00.081 | 0.021 | 0.010 | 0.151 |
| Mental health (<60) | |||||
| Low | 11.4 (41) | 3.3 (12) | 5.8 (21) | 13.3 (47) | 16.0 (56) |
| High | 15.9 (192) | 3.9 (47) | 5.2 (63) | 12.9 (155) | 19.2 (230) |
| p Value | 0.034 | 0.632 | 0.651 | 0.851 | 0.171 |
| Mental health (⩾60) | |||||
| Low | 3.2 (5) | 7.8 (12) | 9.8 (15) | 13.1 (20) | 33.3 (46) |
| High | 4.2 (26) | 11.0 (68) | 8.0 (50) | 17.6 (109) | 30.9 (186) |
| p Value | 0.599 | 0.244 | 0.480 | 0.180 | 0.578 |
| Social isolation | |||||
| Low | 12.1 (203) | 6.7 (112) | 6.4 (108) | 14.4 (240) | 23.8 (391) |
| High | 9.1 (70) | 4.0 (31) | 6.3 (48) | 13.9 (106) | 20.3 (151) |
| p Value | 0.027 | 0.010 | 0.867 | 0.736 | 0.062 |
| Total | 10.9 (274) | 5.8 (145) | 6.5 (162) | 14.2 (355) | 23.0 (562) |
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↵6-150 p<0.006 (with Bonferroni correction of 9).
