Table 1.
Summary of demographics comparing those who meditated in the last 12 months to those who did not.
| Meditates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | Total (%) | P | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 981 (53.5) * | 852 (46.5)† | 1833 (100) | 0.004 |
| Male | 176 (45.5)† | 211 (54.5) * | 387 (100) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 years old | 50 (44.2) | 63 (55.8) | 113 (100) | 0.042 |
| 30–39 years old | 291 (52.1) | 268 (47.9) | 559 (100) | |
| 40–49 years old | 348 (49.1) | 361 (50.9) | 709 (100) | |
| 50–59 years old | 322 (55.7) * | 256 (44.3)† | 578 (100) | |
| 60+ years old | 127 (56.2) | 99 (43.8) | 226 (100) | |
| Education | ||||
| Did not complete school | 17 (37)† | 29 (63) * | 46 (100) | <0.001 |
| Completed school/trade | 376 (44.3)† | 472 (55.7) * | 848 (100) | |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 775 (57.8) * | 566 (42.2)† | 1341 (100) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Work full time | 353 (48.2)† | 380 (51.8) * | 733 (100) | 0.013 |
| Work part time | 285 (59.5) * | 194 (40.5)† | 479 (100) | |
| Stay-at-home parent/carer | 92 (53.8) | 79 (46.2) | 171 (100) | |
| Unemployed | 88 (52.4) | 80 (47.6) | 168 (100) | |
| Retired due to disability | 267 (51.9) | 247 (48.1) | 514 (100) | |
| Retired due to age | 37 (52.1) | 34 (47.9) | 71 (100) | |
| Other (incl. students) | 49 (47.6) | 54 (52.4) | 103 (100) | |
*denotes significantly overrepresented as determined by standardised adjusted residuals.
†denotes significantly underrepresented as determined by standardised adjusted residuals.