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Table 2 Proportion of people who fell into poverty between 2009 and 2012, Australian population aged 65 years and over who were not already in income poverty in 2009

From: Psychological distress increases the risk of falling into poverty amongst older Australians: the overlooked costs-of-illness

 

Low psychological distress (n = 801; N = 1,111,500)

High psychological distress (n = 69; N = 102,400)

n

N(%)

n

N(%)

Income Poverty

251

336,200 (30%)

35

50,300 (49%)

Multidimensional Poverty – total

143

195,700 (18%)

33

48,800 (48%)

Multidimensional poverty – low income and poor health

34

57,000 (5%)

10

19,400 (19%)

Multidimensional poverty – low income and insufficient education attainment

80

110,100 (10%)

8

11,500 (11%)

Multidimensional poverty – low income, poor health and insufficient education attainment

29

29,600 (3%)

15

17,400 (17%)

  1. a = low or moderate psychological distress as the reference group; adjusted for age, sex, employment in 2007 and remoteness of residence in 2007
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