Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the WELL study at baseline (n = 4082)
| Variables |
Women |
Men |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 2138) | (n = 1944) | |
| Age (mean ± SD) |
60.3 (3.2) |
60.2 (3.1) |
| Region of residence (%) | ||
| Urban |
46.7 |
47.7 |
| Rural |
53.3 |
52.3 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Up to 12 years |
53.6 |
43.9 |
| trade/certificate |
19.9 |
28.4 |
| University degree |
26.5 |
27.8 |
| Marital status (%) | ||
| Married/Living as married |
71.4 |
81.7 |
| Separated/Divorced |
14.9 |
9.9 |
| Widowed |
6.6 |
2.1 |
| Never married |
4.3 |
6.3 |
| Country of Birth (%) | ||
| Australia |
81.3 |
79.1 |
| United Kingdom |
6.7 |
6.2 |
| Other |
12.0 |
14.7 |
| Housing tenure (%) | ||
| Owner-occupier |
89.3 |
88.2 |
| Renter/boarder |
10.7 |
11.8 |
| Employment Status (%) | ||
| Retired |
37.3 |
29.0 |
| Working full-time |
20.4 |
47.9 |
| Working part-time |
31.9 |
18.7 |
| Other |
10.4 |
4.4 |
| Smoking habits (%) | ||
| Never smoker |
56.5 |
43.5 |
| Former smoker |
37.8 |
42.9 |
| Daily smoker | 10.7 | 13.6 |