Table 1. Neighbourhood disadvantage, geographic remoteness, socio-demographic characteristics and mean body mass index of men and women in the analytic sample, 2006 and 2014.
Men (2006) | Men (2014) | Women (2006) | Women (2014) | |||||
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(n = 891) | (n = 972) | (n = 1205) | (n = 1368) | |||||
% | Mean BMI (SD) | % | Mean BMI (SD) | % | Mean BMI (SD) | % | Mean BMI (SD) | |
Overall | 26.7 (4.4) | 27.2 (4.8) | 25.7 (5.4) | 25.8 (5.6) | ||||
Country of birtha | ||||||||
Oceania (excluding Australia) | 11.5 | 27.9 (4.9) | 15.2 | 29.1 (5.7) | 9.9 | 26.6 (6.0) | 11.3 | 27.3 (6.3) |
North-West Europe | 48.0 | 26.7 (4.1) | 40.8 | 27.1 (4.3) | 42.3 | 26.1 (5.1) | 36.3 | 26.5 (5.8) |
Southern & Eastern Europe | 13.4 | 27.2 (4.0) | 10.3 | 28.3 (4.3) | 13.5 | 26.9 (5.1) | 9.9 | 27.2 (6.2) |
North Africa & Middle East | 3.1 | 29.3 (8.3) | 3.8 | 29.3 (7.7) | 2.7 | 28.6 (7.8) | 3.5 | 27.2 (6.2) |
South-East Asia | 6.9 | 25.3 (3.6) | 8.7 | 25.4 (4.4) | 12.1 | 24.0 (5.3) | 13.9 | 24.1 (4.9) |
North-East Asia | 3.6 | 23.6 (3.2) | 4.7 | 24.7 (4.3) | 5.9 | 21.6 (3.0) | 7.0 | 21.9 (2.8) |
Southern & Central Asia | 5.3 | 25.4 (3.4) | 8.1 | 24.9 (3.4) | 4.9 | 25.0 (4.1) | 6.8 | 24.9 (4.1) |
Americas | 3.7 | 28.0 (5.7) | 3.4 | 28.3 (4.3) | 4.5 | 24.5 (4.2) | 6.6 | 25.0 (4.5) |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.6 | 25.4 (3.5) | 5.1 | 26.5 (4.1) | 4.2 | 26.1 (6.5) | 4.6 | 24.6 (4.9) |
Neighbourhood disadvantage | ||||||||
Quintile 5 (least disadv.) | 25.6 | 26.3 (4.1) | 24.6 | 26.6 (3.8) | 21.8 | 24.2 (4.3) | 23.1 | 24.2 (4.5) |
Quintile 4 | 19.4 | 26.1. (3.6) | 21.7 | 26.9 (4.4) | 20.6 | 25.2 (5.1) | 20.9 | 25.5 (5.0) |
Quintile 3 | 18.0 | 27.2 (4.7) | 16.4 | 28.0 (5.4) | 18.9 | 26.0 (5.1) | 17.5 | 25.7 (5.9) |
Quintile 2 | 18.7 | 27.3 (5.5) | 17.8 | 27.6 (5.7) | 18.6 | 26.2 (5.9) | 17.4 | 26.4 (6.0) |
Quintile 1 (most disadv.) | 18.3 | 27.0 (4.2) | 19.6 | 27.3 (5.0) | 20.1 | 27.2 (6.0) | 21.1 | 27.2 (6.0) |
Remoteness | ||||||||
Major city | 78.4 | 26.6 (4.4) | 79.6 | 27.1 (4.8) | 78.4 | 25.7 (5.5) | 80.8 | 25.5 (5.4) |
Inner regional | 14.2 | 26.9 (4.7) | 13.5 | 27.3 (4.3) | 14.5 | 25.1 (4.4) | 12.1 | 26.2 (5.8) |
Outer regional | 6.5 | 27.1 (4.1) | 6.0 | 28.5 (5.7) | 6.2 | 27.3 (6.1) | 6.3 | 28.1 (6.9) |
Remote and very remote | 0.8 | 26.6 (2.8) | 0.9 | 26.8 (4.0) | 0.9 | 24.3 (2.6) | 1.1 | 25.1 (6.6) |
Age | ||||||||
18–24 years | 4.5 | 23.5 (3.8) | 3.3 | 24.7 (5.2) | 4.6 | 23.0 (5.8) | 3.7 | 23.5 (5.5) |
25–34 years | 9.6 | 26.5 (4.3) | 10.5 | 26.6 (4.9) | 9.1 | 23.3 (4.0) | 10.5 | 23.4 (4.7) |
35–44 years | 17.4 | 26.6 (5.3) | 13.8 | 27.0 (4.7) | 20.4 | 24.8 (5.8) | 15.1 | 25.0 (5.4) |
45–54 years | 22.2 | 26.5 (3.9) | 20.8 | 27.5 (5.4) | 24.4 | 26.0 (5.5) | 21.7 | 26.0 (5.8) |
55–64 years | 21.7 | 27.6 (4.5) | 20.5 | 27.5 (4.5) | 19.7 | 27.1 (5.1) | 20.8 | 26.4 (5.5) |
65–74 years | 15.8 | 27.2 (3.9) | 19.8 | 27.7 (4.6) | 13.4 | 26.3 (4.8) | 17.0 | 27.3 (5.7) |
≥ 75 years | 8.8 | 26.1 (4.3) | 11.4 | 27.0 (4.4) | 8.5 | 26.7 (4.6) | 11.3 | 25.8 (4.8) |
Highest attained education level | ||||||||
Bachelor or greater | 27.5 | 25.9 (3.6) | 33.4 | 26.4 (3.9) | 26.9 | 24.7 (5.3) | 36.0 | 24.4 (4.7) |
Diploma | 11.5 | 26.5 (4.4) | 11.3 | 26.8 (4.9) | 9.7 | 24.9 (5.0) | 11.7 | 25.7 (5.6) |
Certificate (trade/business) | 26.7 | 26.9 (4.3) | 25.3 | 27.7 (4.8) | 13.1 | 25.6 (5.1) | 14.5 | 26.3 (5.2) |
School—Year 12 and below | 34.3 | 27.3 (5.0) | 30.0 | 27.8 (5.6) | 50.4 | 26.4 (5.5) | 37.9 | 26.8 (6.2) |
Occupation | ||||||||
Manager or professional | 29.1 | 26.5 (3.9) | 28.1 | 26.7 (4.2) | 23.1 | 24.9 (4.9) | 23.3 | 24.8 (4.8) |
White collar | 11.3 | 26.5 (4.7) | 11.3 | 27.1 (4.6) | 24.2 | 25.4 (5.8) | 22.2 | 25.4 (4.9) |
Blue collar | 25.4 | 27.1 (4.8) | 22.9 | 27.9 (5.1) | 6.9 | 25.4 (5.4) | 6.7 | 25.2 (5.4) |
Unemp./not in labour force | 34.2 | 26.7 (4.5) | 37.8 | 27.2 (5.1) | 45.8 | 26.3 (5.3) | 47.9 | 26.5 (6.1) |
Household income (per annum) | ||||||||
≥ $130,000 | 7.2 | 25.8 (3.6) | 24.7 | 27.0 (4.7) | 6.4 | 23.9 (4.8) | 22.7 | 24.5 (4.7) |
$72,800–$129,999 | 27.4 | 26.9 (4.3) | 34.4 | 27.3 (5.1) | 25.9 | 25.7 (5.8) | 30.3 | 25.6 (5.2) |
$52,000–$72,799 | 22.6 | 27.1 (5.0) | 13.5 | 26.9 (4.3) | 19.8 | 25.2 (4.8) | 14.5 | 26.0 (5.9) |
$26,000–$51,599 | 27.2 | 26.4 (4.3) | 20.3 | 27.6 (4.7) | 27.4 | 25.7 (5.5) | 21.8 | 26.6 (6.1) |
$0–$25,999 | 15.7 | 26.8 (4.4) | 7.1 | 26.9 (5.3) | 20.6 | 26.7 (5.3) | 10.7 | 26.7 (6.2) |
Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; disadv, disadvantage; unemp, unemployed
aFor each region, the countries of birth with highest proportion of respondents in 2006 were: Oceania: New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea; North-West Europe: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany; Southern & Eastern Europe: Italy, Poland, Fed Rep of Yugoslavia; North Africa & Middle East: Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey; South-East Asia: Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia; North-East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan; Southern & Central Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; Americas: USA, Canada, Chile; Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa, Mauritius, Zimbabwe.