| Education Level | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Intermediate | High | Â | |||||
% | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |
Participants | 17.4 | 774 | 67.5 | 3008 | 15.1 | 672 | 100 | 4454 |
Age, mean (SD) | 75.4 | 11.3 | 73.3 | 11.7 | 70.3 | 11.2 | 73.2 | 11.6 |
 45–54 years | 4.3 | 33 | 6.1 | 183 | 7.7 | 52 | 6.0 | 268 |
 55–64 years | 16.2 | 125 | 21.2 | 639 | 28.1 | 189 | 21.4 | 953 |
 65–74 years | 25.2 | 195 | 26.3 | 790 | 30.8 | 207 | 26.8 | 1192 |
 75–84 years | 29.8 | 231 | 27.6 | 830 | 20.7 | 139 | 26.9 | 1200 |
 ≥85 years | 24.6 | 190 | 18.8 | 566 | 12.7 | 85 | 18.9 | 841 |
Sex | ||||||||
 Male | 53.9 | 417 | 63.9 | 1923 | 74.0 | 497 | 63.7 | 2837 |
 Female | 46.1 | 357 | 36.1 | 1085 | 26.0 | 175 | 36.3 | 1617 |
Remoteness | ||||||||
 Major cities | 44.2 | 342 | 50.4 | 1515 | 56.9 | 382 | 50.3 | 2239 |
 Inner regional | 39.5 | 306 | 36.1 | 1087 | 31.9 | 214 | 36.1 | 1607 |
 Outer regional/remote/very remote | 15.0 | 116 | 11.7 | 353 | 9.2 | 62 | 11.9 | 531 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
 Australia/New Zealand | 75.5 | 584 | 76.6 | 2305 | 73.4 | 493 | 75.9 | 3382 |
 Other | 23.0 | 178 | 22.1 | 665 | 26.2 | 176 | 22.9 | 1019 |
BMI | ||||||||
 Underweight | 1.6 | 12 | 1.5 | 44 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.4 | 64 |
 Normal weight | 25.2 | 195 | 30.1 | 904 | 33.8 | 227 | 29.8 | 1326 |
 Overweight | 36.4 | 282 | 38.7 | 1163 | 41.5 | 279 | 38.7 | 1724 |
 Obese | 26.0 | 201 | 22.3 | 670 | 17.0 | 114 | 22.1 | 985 |
Physical functioning | ||||||||
 No or minor limitations | 27.4 | 212 | 41.2 | 1240 | 59.8 | 402 | 41.6 | 1854 |
 Moderate limitations | 18.2 | 141 | 24.3 | 731 | 21.3 | 143 | 22.8 | 1015 |
 Severe limitations | 26.2 | 203 | 16.3 | 491 | 9.2 | 62 | 17.0 | 756 |
Comorbidities | ||||||||
 None | 79.2 | 613 | 82.6 | 2485 | 89.7 | 603 | 83.1 | 3701 |
 1 | 8.7 | 67 | 6.4 | 193 | 3.6 | 24 | 6.4 | 284 |
  ≥ 2 | 12.1 | 94 | 11.0 | 330 | 6.7 | 45 | 10.5 | 469 |
Private health insurance | ||||||||
 Yes | 36.6 | 283 | 58.2 | 1751 | 77.4 | 520 | 57.3 | 2554 |
 No | 63.4 | 491 | 41.8 | 1257 | 22.6 | 152 | 42.7 | 1900 |