Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of Aboriginal participants in the 45 and Up Study, overall and by smoking status
| Smoking status |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current |
Past |
Never |
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| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| Overall | 21.5 | (298) | 36.6 | (508) | 41.9 | (582) | 100 | (1388) |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 45–64 | 91.9 | (274) | 80.9 | (411) | 81.8 | (476) | 83.6 | (1161) |
| 65–74 | 6.4 | (19) | 14.6 | (74) | 14.3 | (83) | 12.7 | (176) |
| ≥75 | 1.7 | (5) | 4.5 | (23) | 4.0 | (23) | 3.7 | (51) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 45.3 | (135) | 49.6 | (252) | 37.1 | (216) | 43.4 | (603) |
| Female | 54.7 | (163) | 50.4 | (256) | 62.9 | (366) | 56.6 | (785) |
| Remoteness | ||||||||
| Major Cities | 35.6 | (106) | 38.2 | (194) | 38.0 | (221) | 37.5 | (521) |
| Inner regional | 36.6 | (109) | 41.1 | (209) | 38.3 | (223) | 39.0 | (541) |
| Outer regional/remote | 27.2 | (81) | 18.9 | (96) | 21.6 | (126) | 21.8 | (303) |
| Missing | 0.7 | (2) | 1.8 | (9) | 2.1 | (12) | 1.7 | (23) |
| Education | ||||||||
| No school certificate | 34.6 | (103) | 27.4 | (139) | 23.7 | (138) | 27.4 | (380) |
| School or other certificate/diploma | 54.4 | (162) | 54.7 | (278) | 55.8 | (325) | 55.1 | (765) |
| University degree or higher | 8.1 | (24) | 14.4 | (73) | 17.0 | (99) | 14.1 | (196) |
| Missing | 3.0 | (9) | 3.5 | (18) | 3.4 | (20) | 3.4 | (47) |
| Annual household income (ASD) | ||||||||
| <$20 000 | 36.2 | (108) | 28.5 | (145) | 21.8 | (127) | 27.4 | (380) |
| $20 000-$39 999 | 17.4 | (52) | 15.7 | (80) | 17.0 | (99) | 16.6 | (231) |
| $40 000-$69 999 | 11.1 | (33) | 16.5 | (84) | 18.4 | (107) | 16.1 | (224) |
| ≥$70 000 | 11.1 | (33) | 16.9 | (86) | 19.6 | (114) | 16.8 | (233) |
| Missing | 24.2 | (72) | 22.2 | (113) | 23.2 | (135) | 23.1 | (320) |
| Private health insurance | ||||||||
| No private health insurance | 83.2 | (248) | 65.7 | (334) | 54.3 | (316) | 64.7 | (898) |
| Hospital/DVA insurance | 16.8 | (50) | 34.3 | (174) | 45.7 | (266) | 35.3 | (490) |
| Alcoholic drinks per week | ||||||||
| None | 43.0 | (128) | 39.0 | (198) | 44.2 | (257) | 42.0 | (583) |
| 1–14 | 31.9 | (95) | 38.4 | (195) | 40.7 | (237) | 38.0 | (527) |
| 15 or more | 20.1 | (60) | 19.5 | (99) | 8.2 | (48) | 14.9 | (207) |
| Missing | 5.0 | (15) | 3.1 | (16) | 6.9 | (40) | 5.1 | (71) |
| Physical activity tertile | ||||||||
| First tertile (low activity) | 28.5 | (85) | 27.2 | (138) | 27.1 | (158) | 27.4 | (381) |
| Second tertile | 32.2 | (96) | 33.3 | (169) | 37.6 | (219) | 34.9 | (484) |
| Third tertile (high activity) | 34.2 | (102) | 33.7 | (171) | 28.5 | (166) | 31.6 | (439) |
| Missing | 5.0 | (15) | 5.9 | (30) | 6.7 | (39) | 6.1 | (84) |
| Body mass index | ||||||||
| 15–19.9 | 8.7 | (26) | 1.6 | (8) | 1.7 | (10) | 3.2 | (44) |
| 20–24.9 | 26.2 | (78) | 18.7 | (95) | 18.4 | (107) | 20.2 | (280) |
| 25–29.9 | 28.5 | (85) | 32.1 | (163) | 35.1 | (204) | 32.6 | (452) |
| 30–50 | 23.5 | (70) | 37.2 | (189) | 32.8 | (191) | 32.4 | (450) |
| Missing | 13.1 | (39) | 10.4 | (53) | 12.0 | (70) | 11.7 | (162) |
| Functional limitation | ||||||||
| No limitation | 53.7 | (160) | 56.1 | (285) | 63.2 | (368) | 58.6 | (813) |
| Limitation | 26.8 | (80) | 24.4 | (124) | 18.4 | (107) | 22.4 | (311) |
| Missing | 19.5 | (58) | 19.5 | (99) | 18.4 | (107) | 19.0 | (264) |
DVA, Department of Veterans’ Affairs.