Table 2.
Background Socio-demographics
| Overall (n = 171) N,% |
Injectable patients (n = 58) N,% | Oral patients (n = 113) N,% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 104 (60.8) | 37 (63.8) | 67 (59.3) |
| Female | 67 (39.2) | 21 (36.2) | 46 (40.7) |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 years | 4 (2.3) | 3 (5.2) | 1 (0.9) |
| 30–39 years | 10 (5.8) | 8 (13.8) | 2 (1.8) |
| 40–49 years | 24 (14.0) | 8 (13.8) | 16 (14.2) |
| 50–59 years | 48 (28.1) | 19 (32.8) | 29 (25.7) |
| 60–69 years | 64 (37.4) | 17 (29.3) | 47 (41.6) |
| 70 years and over | 21 (12.3) | 3 (5.2) | 18 (15.9) |
| Household income | |||
| $Nil-$33,799 ($0–$649 a week) | 35 (20.5) | 7 (12.1) | 28 (24.8) |
| $33,800–$72,999 ($650–$1399 a week) | 47 (27.5) | 23 (39.7) | 24 (21.2) |
| $72,800–$129,999 ($1400–$2499 a week) | 45 (26.3) | 15 (25.9) | 30 (26.5) |
| $130,000–$181,999 ($2500–$3499 a week) | 13 (7.6) | 6 (10.3) | 7 (6.2) |
| $182,000 or more ($3500 or more a week) | 5 (2.9) | 2 (3.4) | 3 (2.7) |
| Prefer not to answer | 26 (15.2) | 5 (8.6) | 21 (18.6) |
| Household composition | |||
| Couple family with no children | 60 (35.1) | 15 (25.9) | 45 (39.8) |
| Couple family with children | 44 (25.7) | 19 (32.8) | 25 (22.1) |
| One parent family | 6 (3.5) | 2 (3.4) | 4 (3.5) |
| Other family | 5 (2.9) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (3.5) |
| Single person household | 40 (23.4) | 17 (29.3) | 23 (20.4) |
| Group household (i.e., shared) | 16 (9.4) | 4 (6.9) | 12 (10.6) |
| State | |||
| ACT | 4 (2.3) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (1.8) |
| NSW | 77 (45.0) | 22 (37.9) | 55 (48.7) |
| VIC | 41 (24.0) | 19 (32.8) | 22 (19.5) |
| QLD | 18 (10.5) | 4 (6.9) | 14 (12.4) |
| SA | 17 (9.9) | 7 (12.1) | 10 (8.8) |
| WA | 10 (5.8) | 1 (1.7) | 9 (8.0) |
| TAS | 3 (1.8) | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| NT | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Patient type | |||
| General Patient | 89 (52.0) | 36 (62.1) | 53 (46.9) |
| Concessional Patient | 82 (48.0) | 22 (37.9) | 60 (53.1) |