Indigenous injury outcomes: life satisfaction among injured Māori in New Zealand three months after injury

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of Māori POIS participants (n = 566)

Characteristic		N	%
Gender
	Male	371	65.5
	Female	195	34.5
Age (at interview 1 in years)
	18-24	96	17
	25-34	135	23.9
	35-44	135	23.9
	45-54	138	24.4
	55-64	62	11
Ethnicity
	Sole Māori	275	48.6
	Māori and other ethnicities	291	51.4
Iwi known
	Yes	493	87.1
	No	59	10.4
	Missing/Don't know	14	2.5
Region living (at interview 1)
	Auckland	145	25.6
	Manukau City	202	35.7
	Gisborne	108	19.1
	Otago	60	10.6
	Southland	51	9
General health
	Excellent/Very good/Good	519	91.7
	Fair/Poor	45	8
Chronic illness*
	Heart disease	33	5.8
	Stroke	12	2.1
	Diabetes	33	5.8
	Asthma	97	17.1
	Chronic bronchitis	13	2.3
	Arthritis	58	10.2
	Neck/back disorder	75	13.3
	Migraine	58	10.2
	Irritable bowel	15	2.7
	Depression	40	7.1
	Anxiety	29	5.1
	Other illnesses**	36	6.4
	None of the above	281	49.6
Paid employment
	Not in paid employment	45	8
	Part-time (<30hrs/week)	38	6.7
	Full-time (≥30 hrs/week)	483	85.3
Highest educational qualification
	No qualifications	147	26
	Secondary school	139	24.6
	Post-secondary school	270	47.7
Personal income
	≤$15,000	34	6.0
	$15,001-$$30,000	75	13.3
	$30,001-$50,000	215	38.0
	$50,001-$70,000	91	16.1
	≥$70,001	54	9.5
	Undisclosed	97	17.1
Injury severity***
	NISS 1-3	241	42.6
	NISS 4-6	220	38.9
	NISS >6	82	14.5

*Multiple illnesses allowed for each participant.
**Includes osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, epilepsy, stomach ulcers, ME (chronic fatigue syndrome), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease.
***Injury-related variable. All other variables are pre-injury.
Note: Column totals for each variable may vary and do not necessarily add to 566 as those with missing values have not been reported.

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