Table 1 Baseline characteristics, Australian population aged 65Â years and over who were not already in income poverty in 2009
Characteristic | Low psychological distress | High psychological distress | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | N (%) | n | N (%) | |
Age – mean (SD) | 72.5 (6.3) | 73.0 (6.2) | ||
Female sex – no (%) | 412 | 568,100 (51%) | 42 | 67,400 (58%) |
Male sex – no (%) | 27 | 543,400 (49%) | 394 | 35,000 (42%) |
Area | ||||
 Major City | 479 | 692,800 (62%) | 41 | 59,100 (58%) |
 Inner Regional Australia | 224 | 294,700 (27%) | 16 | 20,700 (20%) |
 Outer Regional Australia | 87 | 107,400 (10%) | 11 | 19,700 (19%) |
 Remote Australia | 16 | 16,500 (1%) | 1 | 2800 (3%) |
Labour force status | ||||
 Employed | 170 | 222,200 (20%) | 6 | 9500 (9%) |
 Unemployed | 3 | 11,100 (1%) | 0 | 0 |
 Not in the labour force (retired) | 633 | 878,100 (79%) | 63 | 93,000 (91%) |
TOTAL | 801 | 1,111,500 | 69 | 102,400 |