Age (y) | Urban | Rural | % Rural in our study region | |
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(A) Study region population: “The Barwon Statistical Division”* | ||||
≥35 | Women | 35981 | 21404 | 37.3 |
Men | 31722 | 20031 | 38.7 | |
≥60 | Women | 14081 | 7982 | 36.2 |
Men | 10613 | 6755 | 38.9 |
Urban | Urban | Urban | ||
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Age (y) | Study region characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics using the 1996 census. Employment density based on full time employment. Other demographics of the study region are provided in Henry MJ et al, J Clin Densitometry 2000;3: 261–8. n refers to the number of people in each category. | ||||
(B) Demographic characteristics of our study region compared with Australia* | ||||
≥20 | Persons employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 492 (1.0) | 2677 (9.5) | 311659 (4.4) |
≥60 | Men living alone | 1631 (6.6) | 912 (6.2) | 191938 (6.6) |
Women living alone | 4827 (34.3) | 2177 (27.3) | 471379 (29.5) | |
60–64 | Employment density | 1220 (22.2) | 848 (26.5) | 195158 (28.3) |