Table 1.
Comparison of demographic variables: ABS Census, ABS sampling frame, SAAHS, aged 15 years and over
| ABS 2006 profile 1 | ABS – SAAHS ineligible CDs 2 | ABS – SAAHS eligible CDs 2 | SAAHS 3 (2010–2011) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 7,079 | 48.4 | 2,154 | 50.2 | 5,555 | 46.7 | 189 | 47.4 (42.5 - 52.3) |
| Female | 7,802 | 51.5 | 2,139 | 49.8 | 6,339 | 53.3 | 210 | 52.6 (47.7 - 57.5) |
| Age group | ||||||||
| 15 – 24 yrs | 4,606 | 31.0 | 1,265 | 29.5 | 3,746 | 31.5 | 109 | 27.3 (23.2 - 31.9) |
| 25 – 34 yrs | 3,185 | 21.4 | 886 | 20.6 | 2,640 | 22.2 | 89 | 22.3 (18.5 - 26.6) |
| 35 – 44 yrs | 3,012 | 20.2 | 814 | 19.0 | 2,458 | 20.7 | 88 | 22.1 (18.3 - 26.4) |
| 45 – 54 yrs | 2,172 | 14.6 | 677 | 15.8 | 1,610 | 13.5 | 54 | 13.5 (10.5 - 17.2) |
| > = 55 yrs | 1,908 | 12.8 | 1,439 | 15.2 | 1,439 | 12.1 | 59 | 14.8 (10.5 - 17.2) |
| Remoteness | ||||||||
| Metropolitan | 7,777 | 52.3 | 3,080 | 71.8 | 4,696 | 39.8 | 157 | 39.3 (34.7 - 44.2) |
| Rural | 5,240 | 35.2 | 1,278 | 25.1 | 3,718 | 35.0 | 158 | 39.6 (34.9 - 44.5) |
| Remote | 1,866 | 12.5 | 132 | 3.1 | 3,040 | 25.5 | 84 | 21.1 (17.3 - 25.3) |
| Total | 14,883 | 100.0 | 5,214 | 100.0 | 10,403 | 100.0 | 399 | 100.0 |
Sources: 1ABS Census 2006 (South Australia excluding APY Lands); 2ABS Census 2006 (South Australia includes APY Lands); 3SAAHS unweighted data.