Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
| Variable | Younger men (<65 years) | Older men (≥65 years) | ||
| Time 1 (n=510) | Time 2 (n=159) | Time 1 (n=439) | Time 2 (n=169) | |
| Age range (years) | 18–64 | 65–93 | ||
| Age, M (SD) | 45.43 (14.56) | 72.79 (5.88) | ||
| Relationship status, n (%) | ||||
| Single (never married) | 118 (23.1) | 27 (17.0) | 12 (2.7) | 6 (3.6) |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 68 (13.3) | 19 (11.9) | 92 (21.0) | 44 (26.0) |
| Married/de facto | 322 (63.1) | 113 (71.1) | 332 (75.6) | 119 (70.4) |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
| Employed full-time | 227 (44.5) | 66 (41.5) | 22 (5.0) | 5 (3.0) |
| Employed part-time | 37 (7.3) | 11 (6.9) | 18 (4.1) | 4 (2.4) |
| Employed casually | 67 (13.1) | 19 (11.9) | 14 (3.2) | 5 (3.0) |
| Not employed or unpaid work | 94 (18.4) | 24 (15.1) | 13 (3.0) | 7 (4.1) |
| Retired | 73 (14.3) | 39 (24.5) | 370 (84.3) | 148 (87.6) |
| Prefer not to say | 12 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Household income, n (%) | ||||
| <$A35 000 | 136 (26.7) | 28 (17.6) | 141 (32.1) | 51 (30.2) |
| $A35 000–$A65 000 | 91 (17.8) | 32 (20.1) | 156 (35.5) | 55 (32.5) |
| $A65 000–$A105 000 | 100 (19.6) | 44 (27.7) | 80 (18.2) | 29 (17.2) |
| $A105 000–$A160 000 | 97 (19.0) | 26 (16.4) | 31 (7.1) | 15 (8.9) |
| >$A160 000 | 65 (12.7) | 20 (12.6) | 12 (2.7) | 4 (2.4) |
| Prefer not to say | 21 (4.1) | 9 (5.7) | 19 (4.3) | 15 (8.9) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||
| Year 11 or below | 49 (9.6) | 11 (6.9) | 81 (18.5) | 23 (13.6) |
| Year 12 | 52 (10.2) | 10 (6.3) | 48 (10.9) | 17 (10.1) |
| Certificate/diploma | 154 (30.2) | 55 (34.6) | 133 (30.3) | 50 (29.6) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 139 (27.3) | 44 (27.7) | 74 (16.9) | 34 (20.1) |
| Graduate certificate/diploma | 43 (8.4) | 15 (9.4) | 39 (8.9) | 20 (11.8) |
| Postgraduate degree | 72 (14.1) | 23 (14.5) | 56 (12.8) | 22 (13.0) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.6) | 8 (1.8) | 3 (1.8) |
Percentage may not equal 100% due to rounding.
¹ Houshold income reflects Australian Dollars.