Table 1. Description of the sociodemographic characteristics of Optimise participants, Victoria, Australia, N = 688.
| Demographic | Number | % total |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | Mean = 44.7 | SD = 17.0 |
| Missing | 3 | |
| Age group, years | ||
| 18–24 | 113 | 16.4% |
| 25–34 | 141 | 20.5% |
| 35–44 | 104 | 15.1% |
| 45–54 | 112 | 16.3% |
| 55–64 | 114 | 16.6% |
| 65+ | 101 | 14.7% |
| Missing | 3 | 0.4% |
| Gender | ||
| Man | 181 | 26.3% |
| Woman | 500 | 72.7% |
| Other | 4 | 0.5% |
| Missing | 3 | 0.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school or lower | 118 | 17.2% |
| Tertiary education–TAFE/trade certificate | 111 | 16.1% |
| Tertiary education—undergraduate | 257 | 37.4% |
| Tertiary education—postgraduate | 198 | 28.8% |
| Missing | 4 | 0.6% |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time/Self-employed | 243 | 35.3% |
| Part-time/Casual | 229 | 33.3% |
| Not employed | 86 | 12.5% |
| Retired | 105 | 15.3% |
| Missing | 25 | 3.7% |
| Working environment | ||
| Attend workplace | 224 | 32.6% |
| Work from home | 132 | 19.2% |
| Both workplace and working from home | 74 | 10.8% |
| Not working | 191 | 27.8% |
| Missing | 67 | 9.7% |
| Place of residence | ||
| Metro | 557 | 81.0% |
| Region | 124 | 18.0% |
| Missing | 7 | 1.0% |
| Chronic condition | ||
| Yes | 194 | 28.2% |
| No | 484 | 70.4% |
| Missing | 10 | 1.5% |
| High-risk workers * | ||
| Yes | 136 | 19.8% |
| No | 551 | 80.1% |
| Missing | 1 | 0.1% |
* High-risk workers: including aged care workers, hotel quarantine or COVID-19 border control workers, and healthcare workers