Table 1.

Demographic, service details, self-rated health and health-related goals by presence of a mental health condition (MHC).

	All (N = 11,925)		No MHC (N = 8819)		MHC (N = 3106)		P
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Demographics
Age	N = 11,920		N = 8814		N = 3106
Under 18	27	0.2	21	0.2	6	0.2	0.000
18–39	4229	35.5	3210	36.4	1019	32.8
40–59	4707	39.5	3312	37.6	1395	44.9
60+	2957	24.8	2271	25.8	686	22.1
Mean age (SD)	47.9 (15.8)		47.9 (16.0)		47.6 (14.8)		0.405
Gender	N = 11,924		N = 8818		N = 3106
Male	2721	22.8	2057	23.3	664	21.4	0.028
Female	9203	77.2	6761	76.7	2442	78.6
Aboriginal or torres strait Islander	N = 11,146		N = 8263		N = 2883
Yes	892	8.0	600	7.3	292	10.1	0.000
Education	N = 11,158		N = 8271		N = 2887
High school or less	4182	37.5	2945	35.6	1237	42.8	0.000
Vocationala	3418	30.6	2463	29.8	955	33.1
Undergraduate	2664	23.9	2110	25.5	554	19.2
Postgraduate	894	8.0	753	9.1	141	4.9
Employment	N = 11,110		N = 8239		N = 2871
Unemployed	1317	11.8	768	9.3	549	19.1	0.000
Employedb	6243	56.2	4936	59.9	1307	45.5
Retired/Home duties	2629	23.7	1981	24.1	648	22.6
Other	921	8.3	554	6.7	367	12.8
Geographic location	N = 11,908		N = 8807		N = 3101
Major cities	8100	68.0	6051	68.7	2049	66.1	0.007
Regional/Rural	3808	32.0	2756	31.3	1052	33.9
Index of disadvantage	N = 11,864		N = 8780		N = 3084
1st Quintile	2234	18.8	1702	19.4	532	17.3	0.132
2nd Quintile	1286	10.8	943	10.7	343	11.1
3rd Quintile	2616	22.0	1923	21.9	693	22.5
4th Quintile	3143	26.5	2303	26.2	840	27.2
5th Quintile	2585	21.8	1909	21.7	676	21.9
Service details
Referral source	N = 11,312		N = 8330		N = 2982
General Practitioner	884	7.8	635	7.6	249	8.4	0.166
Other Health Professionalc	4028	35.6	2906	34.9	1122	37.6
Otherd	6400	56.6	4789	57.5	1611	54.0
Module	N = 11,925		N = 8819		N = 3106
Get Healthy (Standard Program)	6034	50.6	4490	50.9	1544	49.7	0.000
Diabetes Prevention	3925	32.9	2834	32.1	1091	35.1
Aboriginal Strategy	795	6.7	539	6.1	256	8.2
Pregnancy	1138	9.5	934	10.6	204	6.6
Alcohol	33	0.3	22	0.2	11	0.4
Health rating and goals
Self-rated heath	N = 8265		N = 6241		N = 2024
Excellent	370	4.5	325	5.2	45	2.2	0.000
Very good	1526	18.5	1268	20.3	258	12.7
Good	3757	45.5	2986	47.8	771	38.1
Fair	1865	22.6	1237	19.8	628	31.0
Poor	747	9.0	425	6.8	322	15.9
Primary health goal	N = 9510		N = 7174		N = 2336
Weight	6251	65.7	4633	65.0	1588	68.0	0.035
Waist Circumference	379	4.0	292	4.1	87	3.7
Exercise	1169	12.3	886	12.4	283	12.1
Healthy eating	1711	18.0	1333	18.6	378	16.2

^aVocational includes Trade Certificate, Certificate II, Associate Diploma and Advanced Diploma.

^bEmployed includes part time, full time and casual employment.

^cExamples of Other Health Professionals include Mental Health Services, Aboriginal Community Health Services and Pharmacies.

^dExamples of Other referral sources include Media, workplaces, family/friends and health campaigns.