Table 1 Sample distribution according to sociodemographic variables among individuals ≥20 years in South Australia, 2015 (unweighted N = 2912)
Variables | Number of participants (%) |
|---|---|
Gender: Females | 1482 (50.9) |
Age group | |
20–34 years | 789 (27.1) |
35–49 years | 719 (24.7) |
50–64 years | 757 (26.0) |
65–79 years | 494 (17.0) |
≥ 80 years | 153 (5.3) |
Marital status: Married/living with a partner | 1942 (66.7) |
Residence area: Urban | 2169 (74.5) |
Educational level | |
Bachelor or higher | 743 (25.5) |
Trade qualification | 384 (13.2) |
Certificate/diploma | 821 (28.2) |
Secondary | 705 (24.2) |
Less than secondary | 259 (8.9) |
Working status | |
Employed full time | 1083 (37.2) |
Employed part time | 594 (20.4) |
Not working | 577 (19.8) |
Retired | 658 (22.6) |
Socioeconomic position (quartiles)a | |
High | 818 (28.1) |
Middle-high | 646 (22.2) |
Middle-low | 725 (24.9) |
Low | 722 (24.8) |
Fruit/vegetable consumption (portions/day) | |
0–2 | 842 (28.9) |
3–4 | 1141 (39.2) |
5+ | 929 (31.9) |
Physical activity (days/week) | |
0–1 | 864 (29.7) |
2–3 | 1050 (36.1) |
5+ | 998 (34.3) |
Alcohol intake (doses/day) | |
0–2 | 1902 (65.3) |
3–4 | 597 (20.5) |
5+ | 413 (14.2) |
Smoking status | |
Never | 1226 (42.1) |
Former | 1229 (42.2) |
Current | 457 (15.7) |