Table 1 Participant characteristics and unadjusted self-rated wellbeing score (n = 663)
Characteristic | n (%) | Wellbeing score | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | p-valuea | ||
Total | 663 (100%) | 66.1 (24.5) | n/a |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 45 (35–56) | n/a | n/a |
Age group | |||
 18–29 years | 112 (16.9) | 64.2 (22.8) |  < 0.001 |
 30–44 years | 246 (37.1) | 70.9 (23.0) | |
 45–59 years | 178 (26.8) | 59.7 (26.3) | |
 60 + years | 127 (19.2) | 67.5 (25.6) | |
Genderb | |||
 Male | 271 (40.9) | 67.9 (25.3) | 0.08 |
 Female | 389 (58.7) | 65.1 (23.9) | |
Indigenous status | |||
 Aboriginal | 607 (91.6) | 66.5 (24.4) | 0.07 |
 Torres Strait Islander | 21 (3.2) | 70.5 (20.7) | |
 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 35 (5.3) | 57.3 (27.3) | |
Main language spoken at homec | |||
 English | 604 (91.1) | 65.7 (24.5) | 0.22 |
 Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal language | 58 (8.8) | 70.5 (23.8) | |
Residential area | |||
 Metropolitan | 332 (50.1) | 64.7 (24.8) | 0.12 |
 Rural/regional | 331 (49.9) | 67.6 (24.1) | |
Relationship status | |||
 Partnered | 407 (61.4) | 70.4 (21.6) |  < 0.001 |
 Single | 237 (35.8) | 59.2 (27.4) | |
 Other | 19 (2.9) | 61.1 (23.8) | |
Household sized | |||
 Range | 1 to 10 | n/a | n/a |
 Sole occupier | 126 (19.0) | 56.2 (28.3) |  < 0.001 |
 2 People | 167 (25.2) | 67.6 (22.7) | |
 3 People | 128 (19.3) | 65.6 (24.6) | |
 4 People | 119 (18.0) | 75.1 (18.9) | |
 5 + People | 122 (18.4) | 66.2 (24.1) | |
Highest level of education | |||
 Grade 10 | 148 (22.3) | 58.8 (26.6) |  < 0.001 |
 Grade 12 | 84 (12.7) | 69.7 (22.3) | |
 TAFE certificate/diploma or trade certificate | 220 (33.2) | 65.3 (24.5) | |
 University | 211 (31.8) | 70.8 (22.4) | |
Employment status | |||
 Employed casual | 42 (6.3) | 65.1 (23.5) |  < 0.001 |
 Employed part-time | 75 (11.3) | 65.9 (24.1) | |
 Employed full-time | 250 (37.7) | 74.4 (19.1) | |
 Not working | 64 (9.7) | 58.5 (28.6) | |
 Student | 27 (4.1) | 63.4 (24.8) | |
 Retired/pension | 113 (17.0) | 60.3 (27.7) | |
 Home duties | 71 (10.7) | 58.1 (24.3) | |
 Other | 21 (3.2) | 55.9 (26.9) | |
Financial situation | |||
 Not enough money to last until next pay day | 224 (33.8) | 58.5 (24.6) |  < 0.001 |
 Just enough money to last until next pay day | 288 (43.4) | 67.1 (25.5) | |
 More than enough money to last until next pay day | 151 (22.8) | 75.6 (18.0) | |
physical comorbidities | |||
 Nil | 165 (24.9) | 71.1 (22.0) |  < 0.001 |
 1–2 | 228 (34.4) | 70.1 (22.9) | |
 3–4 | 128 (19.3) | 63.2 (24.2) | |
 5–6 | 76 (11.5) | 63.2 (26.3) | |
 7+  | 66 (10.0) | 49.2 (26.0) | |
Mental health comorbidities | |||
 Nil | 323 (48.7) | 74.5 (19.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Any | 340 (51.3) | 58.1 (25.8) | |
Depression | |||
 No | 384 (57.9) | 72.9 (20.0) |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 279 (42.1) | 56.8 (26.9) | |
Anxiety | |||
 No | 406 (61.2) | 72.5 (20.7) |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 257 (38.8) | 56.1 (26.7) |  |
Other mental health comorbidities | |||
 No | 583 (87.9) | 69.0 (22.7) |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 80 (12.1) | 45.1 (26.5) |  |