Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and health characteristics of survey and focus group respondents n (%)
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Survey (n = 35) | FGs (n = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social (n = 17) | PA (n = 18) | Total | |||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 67 (7) | 67 (9) | 67 (8) | 67 (6) | |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 2 (12) | 6 (33) | 8 (23) | 2 (18) |
| Female | 15 (88) | 12 (67) | 27 (77) | 9 (82) | |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | Completed primary school | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | ||
| Up to year 12 | 8 (47) | 6 (33) | 14 (40) | 3 (27) | |
| Technical studies/ trade certificate | 6 (35) | 8 (44) | 14 (40) | 4 (36) | |
| Tertiary studies | 3 (18) | 4 (22) | 7 (20) | 3 (27) | |
| Main life occupation, n (%) | Manager | 4 (23.5) | 2 (11) | 6 (17) | 2 (18) |
| Professional | 4 (23.5) | 8 (44) | 12 (34) | 4 (36) | |
| Clerical | 6 (35) | 5 (28) | 11 (31) | 5 (45) | |
| Trade, production or labour | 3 (18) | 3 (17) | 6 (17) | 0 | |
| Current employment, n (%) | Full-time | 1 (6) | 2 (11) | 3 (9) | 0 |
| Part-time/casual | 3 (18) | 1 (6) | 4 (11) | 2 (18) | |
| Not in paid employment | 13 (76) | 15 (83) | 28 (80) | 9 (81) | |
| Ability to manage on income, n (%) | Very difficult | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 2 (6) | – |
| Somewhat difficult | 6 (35) | 3 (17) | 9 (26) | 3 (27) | |
| Not difficult | 10 (59) | 14 (78) | 24 (68) | 8 (18) | |
| Present marital status, n (%) | Not married | 11 (65) | 8 (44) | 19 (54) | 8 (73) |
| Married/de-facto | 6 (35) | 10 (56) | 16 (46) | 3 (27) | |
| Country of birth, n (%) | Australia | 17 (100) | 10 (56) | 27 (77) | 8 (73) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 8 (44) | 8 (23) | 3 (27) | |
| Area of residence, n (%) | Urban | 13 (76) | 17 (94) | 30 (86) | 9 (82) |
| Rural | 4 (24) | 1 (6) | 5 (14) | 2 (18) | |
| General health, n (%) | Very good- excellent | 11 (65) | 11 (60) | 22 (63) | |
| Good | 4 (23) | 6 (33) | 10 (28.5) | ||
| Fair | 2 (12) | 1 (5.5) | 3 (8.5) | ||
| PA levels n (%) | No PA | 0 | 1 (6) | 1 (3) | |
| Insufficient PA | 4 (24) | 2 (11) | 6 (17) | ||
| Sufficient PA | 5 (29) | 0 | 5 (14) | ||
| Enough PA for additional health benefits | 8 (47) | 15 (83) | 23 (66) | ||
SD standard deviation