Table 3 Univariable analyses of overall wellbeing and covariates (socio-demographic)
From: Population levels of wellbeing and the association with social capital
Total | Good wellbeing | Scoring neither well or badly | Poor wellbeing | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | ||
COVARIATES | ||||||||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 2653 | 1357 | 51.2 (48.1–54.2) | 923 | 34.8 (31.9–37.8) | 373 | 14.1 (11.7–16.7) | 0.014 |
Female | 2811 | 1610 | 57.3 (54.8–59.7) | 841 | 29.9 (27.7–32.2) | 360 | 12.8 (11.2–14.6) | |
Age group | ||||||||
18–24 | 551 | 230 | 41.8 (35.8–48.1) | 226 | 40.9 (34.9–47.3) | 95 | 17.2 (13.2–22.3) | <0.001 |
25–34 | 910 | 421 | 46.3 (38.8–53.9) | 296 | 32.5 (26.1–39.6) | 193 | 21.2 (15.4–28.5) | |
35–44 | 972 | 521 | 53.6 (48.4–58.7) | 332 | 34.1 (29.4–39.2) | 119 | 12.3 (9.3–16.1) | |
45–54 | 1005 | 500 | 49.7 (45.4–54.0) | 365 | 36.4 (32.2–40.8) | 140 | 13.9 (11.3–17.0) | |
55–64 | 897 | 542 | 60.4 (57.6–63.3) | 257 | 28.6 (26.1–31.4) | 98 | 10.9 (9.3–12.8) | |
65–74 | 595 | 410 | 68.9 (66.3–71.3) | 135 | 22.7 (20.5–25.1) | 50 | 8.4 (7.0–9.9) | |
75+ | 535 | 344 | 64.3 (61.4–67.1) | 153 | 28.6 (26.0–31.5) | 38 | 7.1 (5.7–8.7) | |
Area of residence | ||||||||
Metropolitan area | 3985 | 2103 | 52.8 (50.3–55.2) | 1304 | 32.7 (30.5–35.0) | 577 | 14.5 (12.7–16.5) | 0.008 |
Rural Centres | 1409 | 825 | 58.6 (55.3–61.7) | 435 | 30.8 (27.8–34.1) | 149 | 10.6 (8.9–12.6) | |
Remote Areas | 70 | 39 | 55.7 (42.7–68.0) | 25 | 35.7 (24.4–48.8) | 6 | 8.6 (3.7–18.5) | |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married/De facto | 3593 | 2144 | 59.7 (57.2–62.1) | 1058 | 29.4 (27.3–31.7) | 391 | 10.9 (9.3–12.8) | <0.001 |
Separated/Divorced | 368 | 170 | 46.1 (41.1–51.2) | 142 | 38.7 (33.7–43.9) | 56 | 15.2 (12.0–19.1) | |
Widowed | 268 | 157 | 58.6 (54.9–62.3) | 84 | 31.4 (28.0–35.0) | 27 | 10 (8.1–12.3) | |
Never married | 1227 | 493 | 40.2 (35.4–45.1) | 478 | 39 (34.4–43.8) | 256 | 20.9 (17.2–25.1) | |
Country of birth | ||||||||
Australia | 4279 | 2344 | 54.8 (52.6–57.0) | 1363 | 31.9 (29.8–33.9) | 572 | 13.4 (11.9–15.1) | 0.481 |
UK and Ireland | 554 | 307 | 55.5 (50.3–60.6) | 175 | 31.7 (27.0–36.8) | 71 | 12.8 (9.6–16.8) | |
Other | 630 | 316 | 50.2 (43.3–57.0) | 225 | 35.8 (29.4–42.7) | 88 | 14 (8.9–21.4) | |
Educational attainment | ||||||||
Up to secondary | 2386 | 1250 | 52.4 (49.7–55.1) | 790 | 33.1 (30.5–35.8) | 346 | 14.5 (12.6–16.7) | 0.156 |
Trade, Apprenticeship, Certificate, Diploma | 1662 | 935 | 56.3 (52.6–59.9) | 493 | 29.7 (26.5–33.0) | 233 | 14 (11.6–17.0) | |
Degree or higher | 1411 | 778 | 55.2 (50.8–59.5) | 480 | 34 (30.1–38.3) | 152 | 10.8 (7.8–14.7) | |
Number of adults | ||||||||
1 | 698 | 338 | 48.3 (45.3–51.4) | 247 | 35.4 (32.4–38.4) | 114 | 16.3 (13.8–19.2) | <0.001 |
2 | 2970 | 1746 | 58.8 (56.3–61.3) | 892 | 30.0 (27.7–32.5) | 332 | 11.2 (9.7–12.9) | |
3 or more | 1796 | 884 | 49.2 (45.1–53.4) | 625 | 34.8 (31.1–38.8) | 287 | 16.0 (12.8–19.7) | |
Household money situation | ||||||||
Spending more than getting to some money left but spend it | 1268 | 484 | 38.2 (34.5–42.0) | 527 | 41.6 (37.7–45.6) | 257 | 20.3 (17.4–23.5) | <0.001 |
Save a bit to save a lot | 3903 | 2337 | 59.9 (57.5–62.2) | 1126 | 28.8 (26.8–31.0) | 440 | 11.3 (9.6–13.2) | |
Not stated | 293 | 147 | 50.1 (42.2–57.9) | 111 | 37.8 (30.2–46.1) | 36 | 12.1 (7.6–18.9) | |
OVERALL | 5464 | 2968 | 54.3 (52.3–56.3) | 1764 | 32.3 (30.5–34.2) | 733 | 13.4 (12.0–15.0) | |