Age, mean (SD) | 38.2 | (11.7) | 32.6 | (11.2) | 38.9 | (12.5) | 37.1 | (15.8) |
Education, % |
Tertiary | 26.5 | | 13.8 | | 23.2 | | 9.6 | |
Post-secondary | 22.0 | | 20.8 | | 37.4 | | 31.6 | |
Secondary | 17.2 | | 20.8 | | 14.1 | | 16.2 | |
Early school leaver | 34.3 | | 44.6 | | 25.3 | | 42.7 | |
Marital status, % |
Married/partnered | 71.9 | | 51.8 | | 69.9 | | 48.0 | |
Separated | 6.7 | | 13.6 | | 5.6 | | 9.1 | |
Widowed | 1.2 | | 1.2 | | 0.3 | | 0.5 | |
Never married/single | 20.3 | | 33.4 | | 24.3 | | 42.4 | |
Housing tenure, % | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Own home | 78.4 | | 58.6 | | 76.2 | | 62.3 | |
Rent | 19.7 | | 39.5 | | 21.6 | | 35.8 | |
Rent free | 1.9 | | 1.8 | | 2.2 | | 1.9 | |
Time employed, mean (SD) | 0.8 | (0.3) | 0.6 | (0.3) | 0.9 | (0.2) | 0.8 | (0.3) |
Smoking status, % |
Never | 57.3 | | 49.5 | | 48.1 | | 40.9 | |
Former | 23.8 | | 19.1 | | 26.9 | | 24.7 | |
Current | 19.0 | | 31.4 | | 25.0 | | 34.5 | |
Alcohol consumption, % |
Abstainer | 11.9 | | 17.7 | | 8.1 | | 18.4 | |
≤2 standard drinks | 59.8 | | 44.7 | | 39.9 | | 30.6 | |
>2 standard drinks | 28.3 | | 37.7 | | 52.0 | | 51.0 | |
Physical function, mean (SD) | 89.0 | (16.7) | 87.1 | (19.0) | 90.3 | (17.2) | 82.6 | (23.9) |
Equivalised income (AUD1000), mean (SD) | 32.9 | (17.4) | 22.6 | (13.6) | 32.8 | (16.9) | 22.5 | (12.9) |
Financial hardship, % |
No items | 75.7 | | 48.0 | | 74.8 | | 54.3 | |
1 item | 12.1 | | 18.8 | | 12.7 | | 14.4 | |
2 items | 6.4 | | 12.7 | | 6.4 | | 12.4 | |
>2 items | 5.8 | | 20.5 | | 6.2 | | 19.0 | |