Table 3.
Participant profile in the five focus groups (n = 32)
| Variable | Participant data |
|---|---|
| Age range, mean (years) | 22-79, 47 |
| Gender (male, female) | 12, 20 |
| Injury severity score range, median | 1-14, 2 |
| Time since injury range, median (months) | 6-15, 10 |
| Education* | |
| Primary school | 1 |
| Secondary school | 8 |
| Certificate or diploma | 12 |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 11 |
| Pre-injury occupation (at time of crash) † | |
| Managers and professionals | 12 |
| Technicians, trades, community and personal service workers | 2 |
| Clerical, administrative and sales workers | 5 |
| Machinery operators, drivers and labourers | 0 |
| Unknown, retired/home duties, disability pension | 3, 8, 2 |
| Returned to work at time of focus group (yes/no) | 19, 13 |
| Claim settled at time of focus group (yes/no) | 12, 20 |
| Legally represented (yes/no) | 12, 20 |
*†Measures for occupation and education were from the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO), 2nd edition and the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) 2001.