Absence of social desirability bias in the evaluation of chronic disease self-management interventions

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

	n = 331
	n	%
Gender
Female	244	74.2
Male	85	25.8
Age
Mean (standard deviation)	62.2 (13.2)
Range	19-90
Education
Primary education	31	9.8
Up to year 8	100	31.7
Year 9 to 12	82	26.0
TAFE¹	59	18.7
University	43	13.7
Employment status
Full-time	13	4.2
Part-time	21	6.7
Unemployed	28	8.9
Home duties	42	13.4
Retired	204	65.2
Other	5	1.6
Birth place
Australia	241	73.5
Born elsewhere	87	26.5
Chronic condition (more than one could be selected)
Asthma	69	21.5
Cancer	17	5.3
Coronary heart disease	42	13.1
Depression	96	29.9
Diabetes	71	22.1
Fibromyalgia	37	11.5
Osteoarthritis	146	45.5
Osteoporosis	47	14.6
Rheumatoid arthritis	51	15.9
Other	140	43.8

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