Table 4 Participant characteristics at baseline and follow up
Characteristic | Moving on baseline (N=123) | Moving on 4 month follow-up (N=93) | Control group baseline (N= 124) | Control group 4 month follow-up (N=96) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 80 (65) | 60 (64.5) | 79 (63.7) | 63 (65.6) |
Male | 43 (35) | 33 (35.5) | 45 (36.3) | 33 (34.4) |
Age (Yrs) | ||||
45-54 | 28 (23.0) | 20 (21.5) | 26 (21.5) | 15 (15.6) |
55-64 | 52 (42.6) | 35 (37.6) | 50 (41.3) | 37 (38.5) |
65-74 | 38 (31.1) | 33 (35.5) | 44 (36.4) | 42 (43.8) |
75+ | 4 (3.3) | 4 (4.3) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.1) |
Speak english at home | ||||
Yes | 109 (89.3) | 82 (88.2) | 104 (86.0) | 81 (84.4) |
No | 13 (10.7) | 11 (11.8) | 17 (14.0) | 14 (14.6) |
Country of birth | ||||
Australia | 74 (61.2) | 61 (65.6) | 60 (48.8) | 46 (47.9) |
Other country | 47 (38.8) | 30 (32.3) | 63 (51.2) | 48 (50.0) (p=.013)1** |
Accommodation type | ||||
Owner occupied/mortgage | 99 (81.8) | 76 (81.7) | 95 (79.8) | 79 (82.3) |
Rented private landlord | 7 (5.8) | 6 (6.5) | 11 (9.2) | 5 (5.2) |
Rented Department of Housing | 8 (6.6) | 7 (7.5) | 5 (4.2) | 7 (7.3) |
Other arrangement | 7 (5.8) | 4 (4.3) | 8 (6.7) | 4 (4.2) |
Employment status | ||||
Retired from paid work | 48 (41.0) | 33 (35.5) | 49 (42.6) | 45 (46.9) |
Employed | 33 (28.2) | 25 (26.9) | 42 (36.5) | 31 (32.3) |
Unable to work due to long-term illness/disability | 12 (10.3) | 12 (12.9) | 7 (6.1) | 7 (7.3) |
Looking after home/family | 11 (9.4) | 7 (7.5) | 8 (7.0) | 6 (6.3) |
Unemployed and looking for work | 8 (6.8) | 2 (2.2) | 3 (2.6) | 1 (1.0) |
At school or in full-time education | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Other | 4 (3.4) | 4 (4.3) | 6 (5.2) | 3 (3.1) |
SEIFA score2** | ||||
1 -2 | 10 (10.6) | 7 (7.5) | 9 (7.8) | 6 (6.3) |
3-4 | 5 (5.3) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (2.6) | 3 (3.1) |
5-6 | 7 (7.4) | 6 (6.5) | 13 (11.3) | 10 (10.4) |
7-8 | 7 (7.4) | 5 (5.4) | 14 (12.2) | 11 (11.5) |
9-10 | 65 (69.1) | 49 (52.7) | 76 (66.1) | 59 (61.5) |