Table 1.
MAPP Study rates of baseline characteristics for respondents at waves 1, 2 and 3
| Measured at wave 1 | Wave 1 all (n=664) |
Wave 1 ongoing (n=608) |
Wave 2 (n=474) |
Wave 3 (n=428) |
Wave 2 or 3 (n=506) |
Australian population | |||||
| Education | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| ≤Year 12 | 151 | 23 (20 to 26) | 139 | 23 (20 to 26) | 94 | 20 (16 to 24) | 80 | 19 (15 to 23) | 102 | 20 (17 to 24) | In 2015, 74.3% of Australian men aged 30–34 years had a post-high school qualification47 |
| >Year 12 | 513 | 77 (74 to 80) | 469 | 77 (74 to 80) | 380 | 80 (76 to 84) | 348 | 81 (77 to 85) | 404 | 80 (76 to 83) | |
| In paid employment | |||||||||||
| No | 51 | 8 (6 to 10) | 46 | 8 (6 to 10) | 35 | 7 (5 to 10) | 27 | 6 (4 to 9) | 36 | 7 (5 to 10) | In 2015, 88.1% of Australian men aged 30–34 years were in paid employment48 |
| Yes | 613 | 92 (90 to 94) | 562 | 92 (90 to 94) | 439 | 93 (90 to 95) | 401 | 94 (91 to 96) | 470 | 93 (90 to 95) | |
| Birthplace | |||||||||||
| Australia | 588 | 89 (86 to 91) | 536 | 88 (85 to 91) | 418 | 88 (85 to 91) | 380 | 89 (85 to 91) | 449 | 89 (86 to 91) | In the 2016 Australian census, 62.4% of men aged 30–34 years were born in Australia49* |
| Outside Australia | 76 | 11 (9 to 14) | 72 | 12 (9 to 15) | 56 | 12 (9 to 15) | 48 | 11 (9 to 15) | 57 | 11 (9 to 14) | |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | |||||||||||
| No | 654 | 98 (97 to 99) | 598 | 98 (97 to 99) | 468 | 99 (97 to 99) | 422 | 99 (97 to 99) | 499 | 99 (97 to 99) | In the 2016 Australian census, 2.4% of the men aged 30–34 years were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander50 |
| Yes | 10 | 2 (1 to 3) | 10 | 2 (1 to 3) | 6 | 1 (1 to 3) | 6 | 1 (1 to 3) | 7 | 1 (1 to 3) | |
| Parent status | |||||||||||
| No | 404 | 61 (57 to 64) | 367 | 60 (56 to 64) | 285 | 60 (56 to 64) | 261 | 61 (56 to 66) | 302 | 60 (55 to 64) | In 2013, 49.82% of men aged 28–32 years were fathers in Australia’s Longitudinal Study on Male Health52 |
| Yes | 260 | 39 (36 to 43) | 241 | 40 (36 to 44) | 189 | 40 (36 to 44) | 167 | 39 (34 to 44) | 204 | 40 (36 to 45) | |
| Heterosexual† | |||||||||||
| Yes | 593 | 93 (90 to 94) | 540 | 92 (90 to 94) | 428 | 92 (89 to 94) | 382 | 92 (89 to 94) | 453 | 92 (90 to 94) | In 2014, 95% of Australian men aged 18–34 years identified as heterosexual51 |
| No | 48 | 7 (6 to 10) | 46 | 8 (6 to 10) | 36 | 8 (6 to 11) | 33 | 8 (6 to 11) | 38 | 8 (6 to 10) | |
| M (95% CI) | M (95% CI) | M (95% CI) | M (95% CI) | M (95% CI) | |||||||
| SEIFA‡ | 1005.4 (999.5 to 1011.3) | 1004.6 (998.41 to 1010.8) | 1005.3 (998.4 to 1012.2) | 1007.8 (1000.5 to 1015.1) | 1005.8 (999 to 1012.5) | SEIFA is standardised to a distribution of the Australian population with a mean score of 1000, and an SD of 100, n=23 781 200 | |||||
Note. ‘Wave 1 ongoing’ comprises eligible participants who completed wave 1 and consented to ongoing follow-ups. Wave 2 or 3 refers to participation in either wave 2 or 3. Wave 1—2015–2017; wave 2—2016–2018; wave 3—2017–2019.
*Census data include everyone in Australia on the night of the census (including visitors and non-residents).
†Due to missing data, heterosexual n=586 in wave 1 ongoing sample.
‡In MAPP, the sample SEIFA range was 743–1168.
MAPP, Men and Parenting Pathways; SEIFA, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Relative Advantage and Disadvantage.