Table 1 Demographic characteristics of working-age (18–64 years) respondents; and the subsets with and without musculoskeletal conditions (MSK)
Characteristics | Total % (n = 12,604) | With MSK % (n = 4555) | No MSK % (n = 8049) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | <0.01 | |||
 18–34 | 37.1 | 21.5 | 45.0 |  |
 35–49 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.5 |  |
 50–64 | 28.3 | 43.7 | 20.5 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.82 |
 Female | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.0 |  |
Place of birth | Â | Â | Â | <0.01 |
 Australia | 71.3 | 74.7 | 69.6 |  |
Household equivalised income quintile | <0.01 | |||
 First quintile | 9.6 | 13.6 | 7.5 |  |
 Second quintile | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.1 |  |
 Third quintile | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.2 |  |
 Fourth quintile | 20.8 | 19.1 | 21.6 |  |
 Fifth quintile | 20.6 | 17.9 | 22.0 |  |
 Not stated | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.6 |  |
Education level | <0.01 | |||
 Year 12 or less | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.6 |  |
 Diploma/certificate | 33.8 | 36.9 | 32.2 |  |
 Bachelor or higher | 22.8 | 19.8 | 24.2 |  |
Hours worked | <0.01 | |||
 No hours | 22.3 | 28.9 | 19.0 |  |
 1–34 h | 21.7 | 20.8 | 22.2 |  |
 35+ h | 56.0 | 50.3 | 58.9 |  |
Region of Australia | <0.01 | |||
 Major cities | 69.7 | 65.1 | 72.0 |  |
 Inner regional | 19.9 | 23.1 | 18.3 |  |
 Other areas | 10.4 | 11.8 | 9.7 |  |
Household structure | <0.01 | |||
 Couple and child(ren) | 43.3 | 39.7 | 45.1 |  |
 Parent and child(ren) | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 |  |
 Couple only | 23.0 | 27.5 | 20.8 |  |
 Single person | 10.9 | 13.2 | 9.7 |  |
 Other | 14.5 | 11.7 | 15.9 |  |
Number of disease risk factorsa | <0.01 | |||
 None | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 |  |
 1 | 24.5 | 22.6 | 25.5 |  |
 2 | 32.6 | 29.8 | 34.0 |  |
 3 or more | 36.8 | 42.5 | 33.9 |  |