Table 1. Participant Demographics.
| Total Sample (N = 6041)1 | |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 2960 (49.0) |
| Female | 3081 (51.0) |
| Age, M (SD) | 45.6 (18.9) |
| BMI2 category, n (%) | |
| Underweight (< 18.50 kg/m2) | 94 (1.7) |
| Normal (18.50–24.99 kg/m2) | 2282 (42.0) |
| Overweight (25.00–29.99 kg/m2) | 1931 (35.5) |
| Obese (≥ 30.00 kg/m2) | 1124 (20.7) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married / de facto | 3681 (62.7) |
| Separated / divorced | 521 (8.6) |
| Widowed | 333 (5.5) |
| Never married | 1399 (23.2) |
| Household income, n (%) | |
| Less than $30 000 | 1182 (24.8) |
| $30 001 - $60 000 | 1194 (25.1) |
| Greater than $60 000 | 2374 (50.1) |
| Educational level, n (%) | |
| In school | 325 (5.4) |
| Left school / still studying | 2395 (39.7) |
| Trade or certificate | 2165 (35.9) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 1147 (19.0) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 2287 (37.9) |
| Part-time | 1138 (18.9) |
| Home duties | 459 (7.6) |
| Student | 506 (8.4) |
| Unemployed | 125 (2.1) |
| Retired | 1202 (19.9) |
| Other | 320 (5.3) |
| Indigenous status, n (%) | |
| Aboriginal | 113 (1.9) |
| Torres Strait Islander | 4 (0.1) |
| Both | 1 (0.0) |
| Neither | 4367 (74.2) |
| Prefer not to answer | 1156 (25.8) |
| ARIA+ score3, n (%) | |
| 0 (high accessibility) | 4587 (76.0) |
| 1 | 262 (4.3) |
| 2 | 315 (5.2) |
| 3 | 301 (5.0) |
| 4 | 98 (1.6) |
| 5 | 139 (2.3) |
| 6–15 (high remoteness) | 335 (5.6) |
1. Descriptive statistics are based on the number of participants who provided data. n = 609 participants did not report weight and/or height data, and thus BMI could not be computed for these participants; n = 8 participants did not report marital status; n = 1280 participants did not report household income; n = 9 participants did not report educational level; n = 4 participants did not report employment status; invalid postcodes were entered into the dataset for n = 3 participants, and thus ARIA+ scores could not be calculated for these participants.
2. BMI = body mass index
3. ARIA+ = Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia Plus. These scores range from 0 to 15, and provide an indication of distance by road to population centres of various sizes. Higher scores indicate less accessibility and a greater degree of remoteness.