From: Preventive care in general practice among healthy older New South Wales residents
Participant characteristics | Â | Frequency | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Number |  | % |
Demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | Female | 23653 | Â | 59.2 |
 | Male | 16311 |  | 40.8 |
Age group | 45-59 | 19889 | Â | 49.8 |
 | 60-74 | 20075 |  | 50.2 |
Country of birth | Australia | 31201 | Â | 78.1 |
 | Overseas | 8763 |  | 21.9 |
Rurality (ARIA+) | Major city | 15655 | Â | 49.1 |
 | Inner regional | 9745 |  | 30.6 |
 | Outer/Remote | 6456 |  | 20.3 |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Education | Less than year 10 | 2880 | Â | 7.3 |
 | Year 10 | 7995 |  | 20.2 |
 | Year 12 | 7360 |  | 18.6 |
 | Certificate/diploma | 9435 |  | 23.8 |
 | University | 11909 |  | 30.1 |
Household income | <$20,000 | 3596 | Â | 10.3 |
 | $20,000-$39,999 | 7007 |  | 20.1 |
 | $40,000-$59,999 | 5889 |  | 16.9 |
 | $60,000-$79,999 | 4374 |  | 12.6 |
 | $80,000+ | 13946 |  | 40.1 |
Lifestyle factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoking status | Current | 2149 | Â | 5.4 |
 | Ex-smoker | 13396 |  | 33.6 |
 | Never smoked | 24350 |  | 61.0 |
BMI* | Underweight | 2882 | Â | 7.3 |
 | Normal | 13407 |  | 34.2 |
 | Overweight | 14789 |  | 37.7 |
 | Obese | 8163 |  | 20.8 |
Physical activity | Sedentary | 1287 | Â | 3.3 |
 | Insufficient | 8549 |  | 21.8 |
 | Sufficient | 29351 |  | 74.9 |
Health status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anxiety status | Yes | 4431 | Â | 11.1 |
 | No | 35533 |  | 88.9 |
Depression | Yes | 6227 | Â | 15.6 |
 | No | 33737 |  | 84.4 |
High blood pressure | Yes | 7880 | Â | 19.7 |
 | No | 32084 |  | 80.3 |
High cholesterol | Yes | 5546 | Â | 13.9 |
 | No | 34418 |  | 86.1 |
Access to PHC | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Timing of visiting a particular doctor | Same day | 7810 | Â | 20.0 |
Next day | 7523 | Â | 19.3 | |
 | 2-3 days | 10534 |  | 27.0 |
 | 4-5 days | 4992 |  | 12.8 |
 | More than 5 days | 8168 |  | 20.9 |
Timing of visiting any doctor | Same day | 19917 | Â | 52.1 |
 | Next day | 8696 |  | 22.8 |
 | 2-3 days | 5492 |  | 14.4 |
 | 4-5 days | 1938 |  | 5.1 |
 | More than 5 days | 2153 |  | 5.6 |
Visiting GP urgently same day | Yes | 28025 | Â | 81.2 |
 | No | 6498 |  | 18.8 |
Self-management | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Confidence in managing own health | Yes | 17084 | Â | 42.9 |
No | 22757 | Â | 57.1 |