Table 1.
Demographics stratified by birth cohort
| Characteristic | 1940s* N = 2,791 |
1950s* N = 3,890 |
1960s* N = 4,564 |
1970s* N = 4,614 |
1980s* N = 6,133 |
1990s* N = 5,265 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1,417 (51%) | 2,043 (53%) | 2,385 (52%) | 2,368 (51%) | 3,118 (51%) | 2,718 (52%) |
| Age (years) | 72 (65, 75) | 62 (55, 66) | 53 (46, 56) | 42 (34, 46) | 31 (24, 35) | 24 (21, 27) |
| MHI-5 score | 80 (60, 88) | 80 (64, 88) | 76 (60, 84) | 76 (60, 84) | 72 (60, 84) | 72 (56, 80) |
| Very high distress (K10 29) | 82 (3.7%) | 190 (6.3%) | 243 (6.8%) | 290 (8.4%) | 407 (8.8%) | 594 (13%) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 587 (21%) | 1,993 (51%) | 3,458 (76%) | 3,646 (79%) | 4,722 (77%) | 3,779 (72%) |
| Not in labour force | 2,189 (78%) | 1,820 (47%) | 928 (20%) | 741 (16%) | 1,000 (16%) | 965 (18%) |
| Unemployed | 15 (0.5%) | 77 (2.0%) | 178 (3.9%) | 227 (4.9%) | 411 (6.7%) | 521 (9.9%) |
| Highest Ed. | ||||||
| Did not finish school | 1,252 (45%) | 1,201 (31%) | 1,213 (27%) | 808 (18%) | 1,150 (19%) | 1,140 (22%) |
| Highschool | 1,044 (37%) | 1,728 (44%) | 2,165 (47%) | 2,292 (50%) | 3,147 (51%) | 2,965 (56%) |
| College | 490 (18%) | 960 (25%) | 1,184 (26%) | 1,511 (33%) | 1,832 (30%) | 1,160 (22%) |
| Chronic illness | 1,524 (55%) | 1,518 (39%) | 1,348 (30%) | 999 (22%) | 1,011 (16%) | 945 (18%) |
| Relationship | ||||||
| Married/De Facto | 1,889 (68%) | 2,750 (71%) | 3,258 (71%) | 3,197 (69%) | 3,551 (58%) | 2,346 (45%) |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 774 (28%) | 866 (22%) | 778 (17%) | 427 (9.3%) | 213 (3.5%) | 37 (0.7%) |
| Single | 127 (4.6%) | 271 (7.0%) | 528 (12%) | 989 (21%) | 2,367 (39%) | 2,881 (55%) |
*n (%); Median (IQR).