Table 2.
Unweighted Sample Profile for Socio-demographic Variables by 10 Year Age-groups Baseline (N = 50,652).
| TOTAL | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85-94 | 95+ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 11567 | (22.8) | 2719 | (5.4) | 3459 | (6.8) | 2820 | (5.6) | 2062 | (4.1) | 492 | (1.0) | 15 | (0.0) |
| Female | 39085 | (77.2) | 16784 | (33.1) | 3674 | (7.3) | 15059 | (29.7) | 2919 | (5.8) | 591 | (1.2) | 58 | (0.1) |
| Partner Status | ||||||||||||||
| Married or defacto | 35199 | (69.9) | 15929 | (31.6) | 5492 | (10.9) | 10875 | (21.6) | 2556 | (5.1) | 339 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.0) |
| Divorced or separated | 4627 | (9.2) | 2350 | (4.7) | 891 | (1.8) | 1132 | (2.2) | 236 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Widowed | 8547 | (17.0) | 364 | (0.7) | 456 | (0.9) | 5057 | (10.0) | 1948 | (3.9) | 665 | (1.3) | 57 | (0.1) |
| Never married | 1959 | (3.9) | 783 | (1.6) | 286 | (0.6) | 601 | (1.2) | 224 | (0.4) | 58 | (0.1) | 7 | (0.0) |
| Highest Educational Attainment | ||||||||||||||
| Secondary school | 29860 | (61.0) | 11069 | (22.6) | 2584 | (5.3) | 12511 | (25.6) | 3065 | (6.3) | 595 | (1.2) | 36 | (0.1) |
| Non-tertiary | 13611 | (27.8) | 5199 | (10.6) | 3140 | (6.4) | 3632 | (7.4) | 1358 | (2.8) | 272 | (0.6) | 10 | (0.0) |
| Tertiary | 5484 | (11.2) | 2996 | (6.1) | 1249 | (2.6) | 922 | (1.9) | 256 | (0.5) | 58 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.0) |
| Career Occupation | ||||||||||||||
| Managers and Professionals | 12591 | (30.3) | 5828 | (14.0) | 2426 | (5.8) | 2987 | (7.2) | 1098 | (2.6) | 239 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.0) |
| Clerical and Associate professional | 11924 | (28.7) | 5366 | (12.9) | 1371 | (3.3) | 4205 | (10.1) | 827 | (2.0) | 150 | (0.4) | 5 | (0.0) |
| Tradespersons | 3444 | (8.3) | 1014 | (2.4) | 590 | (1.4) | 1140 | (2.7) | 569 | (1.4) | 129 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.0) |
| Sales, Service, Transport and Labourers | 13574 | (32.7) | 5666 | (13.6) | 2111 | (5.1) | 4271 | (10.3) | 1248 | (3.0) | 262 | (0.6) | 16 | (0.0) |
| Main Source of Income | ||||||||||||||
| Wages or salary | 4222 | (22.6) | 3033 | (16.2) | 1109 | (5.9) | 73 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Superannuation or investments | 1860 | (9.9) | 141 | (0.8) | 596 | (3.2) | 696 | (3.7) | 349 | (1.9) | 78 | (0.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Business or partnership | 1361 | (7.3) | 784 | (4.2) | 419 | (2.2) | 122 | (0.7) | 30 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Pension or government allowance | 8170 | (43.7) | 677 | (3.6) | 1481 | (7.9) | 2998 | (16.0) | 2471 | (13.2) | 523 | (2.8) | 20 | (0.1) |
| Multiple sources | 3092 | (16.5) | 569 | (3.0) | 383 | (2.0) | 1052 | (5.6) | 818 | (4.4) | 263 | (1.4) | 7 | (0.0) |
| Country of Birth | ||||||||||||||
| Born in Australia | 36121 | (73.4) | 14403 | (29.3) | 4639 | (9.4) | 12748 | (25.9) | 3567 | (7.2) | 720 | (1.5) | 44 | (0.1) |
| Not born in Australia | 13110 | (26.6) | 4926 | (10.0) | 2191 | (4.5) | 4314 | (8.8) | 1333 | (2.7) | 331 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.0) |
| First, Native or Preferred Language | ||||||||||||||
| English | 10950 | (88.0) | 2071 | (16.6) | 3384 | (27.2) | 2273 | (18.3) | 2431 | (19.5) | 738 | (5.9) | 53 | (0.4) |
| Other | 1500 | (12.0) | 346 | (2.8) | 552 | (4.4) | 337 | (2.7) | 216 | (1.7) | 48 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.0) |
| Accommodation | ||||||||||||||
| Community living | 44686 | (97.1) | 18158 | (39.4) | 4711 | (10.2) | 16202 | (35.2) | 4694 | (10.2) | 899 | (2.0) | 22 | (0.0) |
| Institution | 358 | (0.8) | 28 | (0.1) | 24 | (0.1) | 35 | (0.1) | 98 | (0.2) | 136 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.1) |
| Other | 988 | (2.1) | 461 | (1.0) | 105 | (0.2) | 358 | (0.8) | 58 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Attrition | ||||||||||||||
| Participation in wave 2 | 40971 | (80.9) | 16716 | (33.0) | 5662 | (11.2) | 14493 | (28.6) | 3470 | (6.9) | 609 | (1.2) | 21 | (0.0) |
| Non participation in wave 2 | 9681 | (19.1) | 2787 | (5.5) | 1471 | (2.9) | 3386 | (6.7) | 1511 | (3.0) | 474 | (0.9) | 52 | (0.1) |
Note: percentage (%) of whole sample