Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for the social and behavioural determinants of health of patients presenting to the Victoria University Osteopathy Clinic in 2016–2017
| Social determinants | |
| In which country were you born? | |
| Australia | 1023 (63.4%) |
| Other | 591 (36.6%) |
| Missing | 0 |
| Do you speak English at home? | |
| Yes | 1443 (89.4%) |
| No | 160 (9.9%) |
| Missing | 11 (0.7%) |
| Do you live alone? | |
| Yes | 127 (7.9%) |
| No | 722 (44.8%) |
| Missing | 765 (47.4%) |
| Do you have private health insurance? | |
| Yes | 378 (23.4%) |
| No | 493 (30.5%) |
| Missing | 743 (46.0%) |
| Do you have a healthcare card? | |
| Yes | 363 (22.5%) |
| No | 500 (31.0%) |
| Missing | 751 (46.5%) |
| What is the highest level of education you have attended? | |
| Primary school or less | 9 (0.6%) |
| High school (not completed) | 65 (4%) |
| High school (completed) | 264 (16.4%) |
| TAFE or trade qualification | 251 (15.6%) |
| University | 1006 (62.3%) |
| Missing | 19 (1.1%) |
| Behavioural determinants | |
| Do you smoke? | |
| Yes | 196 (12.1%) |
| No | 1297 (80.4%) |
| Missing | 121 (7.5%) |
| How many hours of sleep do you get each night? | |
| Less than 6 h | 143 (8.9%) |
| 7–8 h | 853 (52.9%) |
| 9–10 h | 541 (33.5%) |
| Greater than 10 h | 59 (3.7%) |
| Missing | 18 (1.1%) |
| How many serves of fruit do you consume each day? (median, range) |
2 serves (range 0–8) Missing: 20 (1.2%) |
| How many serves of vegetables do you consume each day? (median, range) |
3 serves (range 0–8) Missing: 19 (1.1%) |
| How many exercise sessions would you do each week? (median, range) |
3 sessions (range 0–8) Missing: 35 (2.2%) |
| Have you had your blood pressure checked in the last 6 months? | |
| Yes | 962 (59.6%) |
| No | 601 (37.2%) |
| Missing | 51 (3.1%) |
| Have you had a skin cancer check in the last 6 months? | |
| Yes | 113 (7%) |
| No | 762 (47.2%) |
| Missing | 739 (45.8%) |