Table 1.
Questions used for independent variables
| Participant characteristics | Question | Response | Source |
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Demographic characteristics | |||
| Gender |
What gender are you? |
Male, Female |
ABS, |
| 45&Up | |||
| Age |
What is your date of birth? |
dd/mm/yyyy |
ABS, |
| 45&Up | |||
| Country of birth* |
In which country were you born? |
Australia, UK, Ireland, Italy, China, Greece, New Zealand, Germany, Lebanon, Philippines, Netherlands, Vietnam, Malta, Poland, other (please specify) |
ABS, 45&Up |
| Rurality (ARIA+) |
What was your most recent previous residential location? |
Postcode or Suburb/Town, State/Territory, If overseas, country |
45&Up |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Education* |
What is the highest qualification you have completed? |
No school certificate or other qualifications; School or intermediate certification (or equiv); Higher School or leaving certificate (or equiv); Trade/apprenticeship (e.g. hairdresser, chef); Certificate/diploma (e.g. child care, technician); University degree or higher. |
Adapted from ABS; 45&Up |
| Household income |
What is your usual yearly household income before tax from all sources? (please include wages, benefits, pensions, superannuation etc.) |
<$5,000; $5-9,999; $10-19,999; $20-29,999; $30-39,999; $40-49,999; $50-59,999; $60-69,999; $70-79,999; $80-89,999; $90-119,999; $120-149,999; $150,000 or more; I would rather not answer this questions |
ABS, 45&Up |
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Lifestyle factors | |||
| Smoking status |
Have you ever been a regular smoker? |
Yes, No |
ABS, 45&Up |
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Are you a regular smoker NOW? |
Yes No |
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About how much do you/did you smoke on average each day? |
Cigarettes per day; Pipes and Cigars per day |
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| Weight |
About how much do you weigh? |
Kg or Stones and lbs |
ABS, 45&Up |
| Height* |
How tall are you without your shoes? |
cm or feet and inches |
ABS, 45&Up |
| Physical activity |
How many times did you do each of these activities last week? |
Walking continuously for at least 10 min (Times last wk) |
ABS, 45&Up |
| Vigorous physical activity (Times last wk) | |||
| Moderate physical activity (Times last wk) | |||
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If you add up all the time you spent doing each activity last week, how much time did you spend altogether doing each type of activity? |
Walking continuously for at least 10 min (hrs and mins) |
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| Vigorous physical activity (hours and minutes | |||
| Moderate physical activity (hours and minutes) | |||
| Diet |
About how many services of vegetables do you usually eat each day? |
Number of services of cooked vegetables each day; Number of services of raw vegetables each day |
ABS & 45&up |
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About how many serves of fruit or glasses of fruit juice do you usually have each day |
Number of serves of fruit each day; Number of glasses of fruit juice each day |
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Health care |
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| Health status |
In the last month have you been treated for |
Anxiety |
45&Up |
| Depression | |||
| High blood pressure | |||
| High Cholesterol | |||
| Access to GP |
Thinking of times when you want to see a particular doctor in your practice or medical centre, how quickly do you usually get to see that doctor? |
Same day; next day; 2–3 days; 4–5 days; more than 5 days |
Adapted from Comm Fund Survey |
| Thinking of times when you want to see ANY doctor in your practice or medical centre, how quickly do you usually get to see that doctor? |
Same day; next day; 2–3 days; 4–5 days; more than 5 days |
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| If you need to see a GP urgently can you normally get seen on the same day? |
Yes, No |
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| Confidence in managing own health | On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you that you can do all the things necessary to manage your health on a regular basis? | 1 (not at all confident), 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10(totally confident) | |