Table 1.

Comparison of demographic characteristics of the study population, age‐adjusted study population and the general population of women aged 30–69 years in NSW

Characteristic	Study population (%)	Age‐adjusted study population (%)	General population women aged 30–69 years* (%)
Age (years)
30–39	23.5	–	33.0
40–49	27.6	–	29.8
50–59	25.6	–	20.6
60–69	23.3	–	16.6
Region
Metropolitan	64.6	65.0	65.6
Rural	35.4	35.0	34.4
Education
School only	62.0	59.9	58.5
Post‐school	38.0	40.1	41.5
Occupation
Full‐time paid	29.0	31.2	28.6
Part‐time paid	28.2	29.5	24.9
Unemployed	1.1	1.1	3.6
Student	1.1	1.2	2.1
Other†	40.5	37.1	40.9
Country of birth
Australia	77.6	77.7	68.9
Other	23.4	22.3	31.1

*According to Australian Bureau of Statistics census data. ²⁷ †Includes home duties and retired.