Table 2.
Percentage of Wave 1 primary carers re-interviewed at Wave 4 (2011) and interviewed in all waves (1–4), by selected characteristics22
| Characteristic | Percent re-interviewed at Wave 4 | Percent interviewed at all four waves |
|---|---|---|
| Level of Relative Isolationa | ||
| No | 81.3 | 73.4 |
| Low | 71.4 | 62.0 |
| Moderate | 66.4 | 50.6 |
| High/extreme | 67.3 | 45.5 |
| Index of Relative Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes quintile | ||
| 1st quintile(most disadvantaged) | 71.6 | 54.7 |
| 2nd quintile | 66.8 | 53.4 |
| 3rd quintile | 74.0 | 63.8 |
| 4th quintile | 73.6 | 66.9 |
| 5th quintile(most advantaged) | 76.6 | 65.3 |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Male | 73.8 | 62.8 |
| Female | 71.9 | 60.5 |
| Aboriginal | 74.0 | 63.0 |
| Torres Strait Islander | 67.3 | 53.6 |
| Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 60.8 | 50.5 |
| Younger cohort | 74.3 | 63.7 |
| Older cohort | 70.9 | 59.0 |
| Primary carer characteristics | ||
| Male | 80.5 | 73.2 |
| Female | 72.6 | 61.4 |
| Indigenous | 70.6 | 59.1 |
| Non-Indigenous | 86.9 | 78.8 |
| Employed | 75.8 | 64.4 |
| Not employed | 71.5 | 60.4 |
| Has a partner in the household | 75.1 | 65.1 |
| Has no partner in the household | 70.1 | 57.6 |
| Home owner | 82.6 | 77.0 |
| Private rental | 78.6 | 68.1 |
| Public or community housing rental | 68.6 | 55.8 |
| Total(n) | 72.8(1217) | 61.7(1031) |
This presents the percentage of children on whom data were included in Wave 1 (regardless of changes to the identity of the primary carer) who also had data about them included in the fourth wave of the study, and the percentage with data in all four waves, across selected characteristics.
Category for Level of Relative Isolation, Index of Relative Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes quintile, and primary carer characteristics are based on the values at Wave 1; however, these values may have changed across waves.
The 88 children who entered the study in Wave 2 are not included in this table.
aLevel of Relative Isolation (LORI) indicates the level of remoteness of the areas in which children live. This scale determines remoteness using a purely geographical approach, and is based on the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia++ Scale.