Table 2.

Comparison of responses by gender and household income level.

Coping Strategies	Gender				Income
	Male		Female			<AUD$40 k		>AUD$40 k
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	P values	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	P values
Family and self	49.7	(46.3-53.2)	53.7	(51.0-56.4)	0.075	39.8	(36.3-43.3)	60.1	(57.0-63.2)	<0.001
Friends and neighbours	17.0	(14.5-19.9)	24.9	(22.6-27.4)	<0.001	15.9	(13.5-18.7)	23.7	(21.1-26.5)	<0.001
Emotional and philosophical	18.5	(16.3-21.1)	16.2	(14.6-18.2)	0.118	22.6	(20.2-25.2)	16.0	(13.9-18.3)	<0.001
Religious and spiritual	7.3	(5.8-9.3)	13.8	(12.2-15.6)	<0.001	14.9	(12.8-17.4)	8.9	(7.3-10.8)	<0.001
Leisure interests and hobbies	6.5	(5.1-8.4)	6.0	(4.7-7.7)	0.645	6.7	(5.0-8.9)	5.6	(4.3-7.3)	0.364
Positive lifestyle	3.6	(2.4-5.3)	4.1	(3.2-5.2)	0.536	3.5	(2.5-4.9)	4.6	(3.4-6.2)	0.242
Wider social support	2.9	(2.0-4.3)	3.9	(3.1-5.0)	0.182	3.7	(2.7-4.9)	3.1	(2.2-4.2)	0.422
Practical	3.9	(2.7-5.9)	2.8	(2.1-3.7)	0.146	3.1	(2.3-4.2)	3.9	(2.7-5.6)	0.339
Sport and physical activity	3.3	(2.2-4.8)	2.2	(1.5-3.1)	0.131	1.7	(1.1-2.6)	3.5	(2.5-4.9)	0.009
Drinking and smoking	2.9	(1.9-4.2)	1.3	(0.8-2.1)	0.011	1.7	(0.9-3.4)	2.4	(1.7-3.5)	0.387
Pets	0.5	(0.1-1.7)	1.1	(0.7-1.7)	0.266	1.1	(0.4-3.0)	0.7	(0.4-1.2)	0.366
Financial	1.3	(0.6-2.5)	0.3	(0.1-0.8)	0.011	0.5	(0.2-1.1)	0.8	(0.4-1.8)	0.299
Professional help	0.4	(0.1-0.9)	0.8	(0.4-1.4)	0.191	0.9	(0.4-1.9)	0.6	(0.3-1.2)	0.460
Medication	0.2	(0.1-0.6)	0.2	(0.1-0.6)	0.945	0.3	(0.1-0.6)	0.3	(0.1-0.7)	0.743