Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of survey and focus group respondents at baseline
Sociodemographic characteristics | Survey respondents (n = 28) | Focus groups (n = 11) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 66.9 (9.0) | 67.1 (5.9) | |
Sex, n (%) | Male | 7 (25) | 2 (18) |
Female | 21 (75) | 9 (82) | |
Highest level of education, n (%) | Completed primary school | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
Up to year 12 | 10 (36) | 3 (27) | |
Technical studies/ trade certificate | 10 (36) | 4 (36) | |
Tertiary studies | 6 (21) | 3 (27) | |
Missing | 2 (7) | 0 | |
Main life occupation, n (%) | Manager | 4 (14) | 2 (18) |
Professional | 10 (36) | 4 (3) | |
Clerical | 9 (32) | 5 (45) | |
Trade, production or labour | 5 (18) | 0 | |
Current employment, n (%) | Full-time | 2 (7) | 0 |
Part-time/casual | 3 (11) | 2 (18) | |
Not in paid employment | 23 (82) | 9 (81) | |
Ability to manage on Income, n (%) | Very difficult | 2 (7) | 0 |
Somewhat difficult | 8 (29) | 3 (27) | |
Not difficult | 18 (64) | 8 (18) | |
Present marital status, n (%) | Not married | 17 (61) | 8 (73) |
Married/defacto | 11 (40) | 3 (27) | |
Country of birth, n (%) | Australia | 23 (82) | 8 (73) |
Other | 5 (18) | 3 (27) | |
Area of residence, n (%) | Urban | 23 (82) | 9 (82) |
Rural | 5 (18) | 2 (18) | |
Health | |||
General health, n (%) | Very good- excellent | 16 (57) | NA |
Good | 9 (32) | NA | |
Fair | 3 (11) | NA | |
Functional health (Walking limitation), n (%) | Some limitation | 2 (7) | NA |
No limitation | 26 (93) | NA | |