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Table 3 Respondent characteristics according to respondent group

From: Assessing the relative importance of key quality of life dimensions for people with and without a disability: an empirical ranking comparison study

Characteristics

With disability (n = 410)

Without disability (n = 443)

Total sample (n = 853)

Test of difference (with vs without disability)

Age in years

    

 Mean (SD)

53.6 (18.5)

52.7 (17.9)

53.1 (18.2)

Z* = 90,723, p = 0.98

 Median (IQR)

56 (38, 66)

55 (36, 68.5)

56 (37, 68)

 

Age group: n (%)

    

 18–29

50 (12.20)

62 (14.00)

112 (13.13)

 

 30–39

56 (13.66)

74 (16.70)

130 (15.24)

 

 40–49

61 (14.88)

56 (12.64)

117 (13.72)

X2 = 8.35, p = 0.14

 50–59

65 (15.85)

46 (10.38)

111 (13.01)

 

 60–69

91 (22.20)

112 (25.28)

203 (23.8)

 

 70+

87 (21.22)

93 (20.99)

180 (21.1)

 

Gender: n (%)

    

 Female

205 (50)

208 (46.95)

413 (48.42)

X2 = 0.67, p = 0.41

Health status^: n (%)

    

 Excellent

5 (1.22)

103 (23.25)

108 (12.66)

 

 Very good

53 (12.93)

209 (47.18)

262 (30.72)

 

 Good

116 (28.29)

112 (25.28)

228 (26.73)

X2 = 366.63, p < 0.001

 Fair

168 (40.98)

17 (3.84)

185 (21.69)

 

 Poor

68 (16.59)

2 (0.45)

70 (8.21)

 

SEIFA deciles+: n (%)

    

 Low (1–4)

144 (35.12)

134 (30.25)

278 (32.71)

 

 Medium (5–7)

110 (26.83)

124 (27.99)

234 (27.43)

X2 = 2.50, p = 0.29

 High (8–10)

154 (37.56)

184 (41.53)

338 (39.62)

 
  1. *Wilcoxon rank-sum test with continuity correction; X2 is a Chi-squared test
  2. ^Self-reported health status
  3. +Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas ranks areas within Australia relative to socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Postcode data was missing for two respondents in ‘with disability’ and one respondent in ‘without disability’