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)
Women12.8 (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
18–5914.6 (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
Medium10.6 (182) 6.0 (103) 4.4 (75)14.1 (240)20.1 (337)
High19.3 (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 19910.1 (56) 5.7 (32) 6.1 (34)15.0 (83)24.0 (128)
$31 200–$46 79912.3 (52) 6.9 (29) 6.4 (27)14.5 (61)20.4 (85)
$46 800–$62 39916.7 (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)
Low13.3 (70) 3.4 (18) 6.3 (33)13.3 (69)18.6 (97)
High15.7 (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 0.11600.081 0.021 0.010 0.151
Mental health (<60)
Low11.4 (41) 3.3 (12) 5.8 (21)13.3 (47)16.0 (56)
High15.9 (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
Low12.1 (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)
  • 6-150 p<0.006 (with Bonferroni correction of 9).