|
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
| | | |
0.82
|
|
Female
|
50.1
|
50.3
|
50.0
| |
|
Place of birth
| | | |
<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
| |
- All estimates adjusted for survey design
-
aDisease risk factors: obesity; high blood pressure; osteoporosis; high cholesterol; high blood sugar; risky level of alcohol consumption; current smoker; insufficient vegetable intake; insufficient fruit intake; and sedentary lifestyle
