| Not afraid | A little afraid | Quite afraid | Very afraid | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Dentate status*** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Dentate | 3,482 | 90.3 | 826 | 96.2 | 295 | 99.0 | 648 | 95.3 |
   Edentulous | 375 | 9.7 | 33 | 3.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 32 | 4.7 |
Sex*** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 2,024 | 52.4 | 332 | 38.6 | 124 | 41.6 | 218 | 32.1 |
   Female | 1,837 | 47.6 | 529 | 61.4 | 174 | 58.4 | 462 | 67.9 |
Age*** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   16–24 years | 633 | 16.4 | 160 | 18.6 | 45 | 15.2 | 61 | 9.0 |
   25–39 years | 1,117 | 28.9 | 269 | 31.2 | 90 | 30.3 | 191 | 28.1 |
   40–64 years | 1,417 | 36.7 | 341 | 39.6 | 135 | 45.5 | 349 | 51.3 |
   65+ years | 695 | 18.0 | 92 | 10.7 | 27 | 9.1 | 79 | 11.6 |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Australia | 2,958 | 76.6 | 647 | 75.1 | 231 | 77.5 | 514 | 75.6 |
   Other | 903 | 23.4 | 214 | 24.9 | 67 | 22.5 | 165 | 24.3 |
Language spoken at home | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   LOTE | 461 | 11.9 | 121 | 14.1 | 33 | 11.1 | 75 | 11.0 |
   English | 3,401 | 88.1 | 740 | 85.9 | 265 | 88.9 | 604 | 89.0 |
Employment* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Full-time | 1,577 | 42.9 | 365 | 44.4 | 135 | 47.4 | 261 | 39.0 |
   Part-time | 673 | 18.3 | 148 | 18.0 | 64 | 22.5 | 145 | 21.6 |
   Not employed | 1,422 | 38.7 | 309 | 37.6 | 86 | 30.2 | 264 | 39.3 |
Annual household income** | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than $20,000 | 824 | 24.3 | 151 | 19.8 | 52 | 20.2 | 141 | 23.5 |
   $20,001 – $50,000 | 1,111 | 32.8 | 236 | 30.9 | 97 | 37.7 | 239 | 39.8 |
   $50,001 – $80,000 | 783 | 23.1 | 210 | 27.5 | 62 | 24.1 | 123 | 20.5 |
   Greater than $80,000 | 672 | 19.8 | 166 | 21.8 | 46 | 17.9 | 97 | 16.2 |
Residential remoteness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Highly accessible | 2,586 | 67.2 | 590 | 68.7 | 204 | 69.2 | 455 | 67.5 |
   Accessible | 799 | 20.8 | 179 | 20.8 | 66 | 22.4 | 151 | 22.4 |
   Moderately accessible | 401 | 10.4 | 83 | 9.7 | 22 | 7.5 | 55 | 8.2 |
   Remote | 50 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.2 |
   Very remote | 10 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.7 |