Table 1.

The prevalence of persons in the Australian adult population at “very high” risk of psychological distress by age (%), 2007–2017 (HILDA Survey).

Age group (years)	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	P*
18–34	5.8	5.9	6.3	7.6	8.3	10.2	p < 0.001
	(4.7, 7.0)	(4.8, 7.1)	(5.0, 7.6)	(6.2, 9.0)	(6.8, 9.8)	(8.7, 11.7)
35–64	4.9	4.6	5.4	5.3	6.9	7.5	p < 0.001
	(3.8, 5.9)	(3.7, 5.6)	(4.5, 6.3)	(4.4, 6.2)	(5.5, 8.2)	(6.3, 8.6)
65+	2.7	3.1	3.9	3.2	3.7	2.3	p = 0.674
	(1.7, 3.7)	(2.1, 4.1)	(1.7, 6.1)	(1.9, 4.5)	(2.5, 4.9)	(1.5, 3.1)
Total (18+)	4.8	4.8	5.4	5.7	6.8	7.4	p < 0.001
	(4.2, 5.6)	(4.2, 5.5)	(4.7, 6.2)	(4.9, 6.5)	(5.9, 7.7)	(6.7, 8.1)

Notes: 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.

^*Wald test for trend.

Source: Department of Social Services/Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (2018).