Table 4.

Characteristics of 39,964 healthy older NSW residents participating in the SEEF Study stratified by socio-demographic, lifestyle risk factors, health status, access to PHC, and confidence in managing own health

Participant characteristics		Frequency
		Number		%
Demographic characteristics
Gender	Female	23653		59.2
	Male	16311		40.8
Age group	45-59	19889		49.8
	60-74	20075		50.2
Country of birth	Australia	31201		78.1
	Overseas	8763		21.9
Rurality (ARIA+)	Major city	15655		49.1
	Inner regional	9745		30.6
	Outer/Remote	6456		20.3
Socioeconomic status
Education	Less than year 10	2880		7.3
	Year 10	7995		20.2
	Year 12	7360		18.6
	Certificate/diploma	9435		23.8
	University	11909		30.1
Household income	<$20,000	3596		10.3
	$20,000-$39,999	7007		20.1
	$40,000-$59,999	5889		16.9
	$60,000-$79,999	4374		12.6
	$80,000+	13946		40.1
Lifestyle factors
Smoking status	Current	2149		5.4
	Ex-smoker	13396		33.6
	Never smoked	24350		61.0
BMI*	Underweight	2882		7.3
	Normal	13407		34.2
	Overweight	14789		37.7
	Obese	8163		20.8
Physical activity	Sedentary	1287		3.3
	Insufficient	8549		21.8
	Sufficient	29351		74.9
Health status
Anxiety status	Yes	4431		11.1
	No	35533		88.9
Depression	Yes	6227		15.6
	No	33737		84.4
High blood pressure	Yes	7880		19.7
	No	32084		80.3
High cholesterol	Yes	5546		13.9
	No	34418		86.1
Access to PHC
Timing of visiting a particular doctor	Same day	7810		20.0
	Next day	7523		19.3
	2-3 days	10534		27.0
	4-5 days	4992		12.8
	More than 5 days	8168		20.9
Timing of visiting any doctor	Same day	19917		52.1
	Next day	8696		22.8
	2-3 days	5492		14.4
	4-5 days	1938		5.1
	More than 5 days	2153		5.6
Visiting GP urgently same day	Yes	28025		81.2
	No	6498		18.8
Self-management
Confidence in managing own health	Yes	17084		42.9
	No	22757		57.1

BMI*: Underweight (BMI:< 18.5), Normal weight (BMI: 18.5-24.9), Over weight (BMI: 25.0-29.9), Obesity (BMI: 30+) according to AIHW [30].

Note: Percentages do not consistently total to 100% due to missing values.