Gender-specific epidemiology of diabetes: a representative cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of NWAH Study participants

	Men		Women
Variable	n	%	n	%
Age group
18 to 29 years	512	25.7	484	23.4
30 to 39 years	387	19.5	381	19.5
40 to 49 years	378	19.0	377	18.2
50 to 59 years	284	48.6	300	14.5
60 to 69 years	207	10.4	226	10.9
70 years and over	221	11.1	302	14.6
Area of residence
Western suburbs	901	45.3	952	46.0
Northern suburbs	1088	54.7	1119	54.0
Highest education level obtained
Secondary	709	35.6	1043	50.4
Trade/Apprenticeship/Certificate/Diploma	966	48.6	675	32.6
Bachelor degree or higher	235	11.8	239	11.5
Not stated	79	4.0	114	5.5
Gross annual household income
Up to $20,000	366	18.4	536	25.9
$20,001–40,000	526	26.5	482	23.3
$40,001–60,000	490	24.7	409	19.7
More than $60,000	499	25.1	493	23.8
Not stated	106	5.3	152	7.3
Country of birth
Australia	1389	69.8	1477	71.3
UK or Ireland	312	15.7	334	16.1
Europe	179	9.0	153	7.4
Asia, Other	104	5.2	88	4.2
Not stated	5	0.3	20	1.0
Marital status
Married or living with partner	1249	62.8	1277	61.6
Separated or divorced	152	7.6	178	8.6
Widowed	50	2.5	182	8.8
Never married	529	26.6	410	19.8
Not stated	8	0.4	25	1.2
Work status
Full time employed	1065	53.6	472	22.8
Part time or casual employed	207	10.4	521	25.2
Unemployed	105	5.3	68	3.3
Home duties or retired	409	20.6	831	40.1
Student/Other	187	9.4	145	7.0
Not stated	15	0.8	34	1.6
Total	1988	100.0	2071	100.0

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