A snapshot of the prevalence of physical activity amongst older, community dwelling people in Victoria, Australia: patterns across the 'young-old' and 'old-old'

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 330)

Characteristic	Number*	Study sample (%)	Australian population (%)
Age (years)
65–69	74	27.5	12^a
70–74	83	30.9
75–79	59	21.9
80–84	36	13.4
85–91	17	6.3	10^b
Gender
Male	104	35.9
Female	190	64.1	56
Ethnicity
Australian born	167	61.9	68
Overseas born	103	38.1
Marital Status
Never married/single	8	3.0
Married	159	59.8	76.4% men, 46.4% women^c
Defacto/living with partner	5	1.9
Separated but not divorced	8	3.0
Divorced	14	5.3
Widowed	72	23.9
Currently Smoking	8	3.0	10.9^d

* Numbers do not reflect the overall sample size due to mssing data across these variables
Source ABS 2003 [20] a Prevalence of over 65 year olds, b 10% of over 65's are 85 or over c percentages based on ' living with a partner' d 10.9% 65–74 year olds, 5.9% of 75 and over

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