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Table 1 A comparison of the study (questionnaire) sample characteristics with those of the Australian population aged 15+ in 2001

From: Cognitive vulnerability and dental fear

 

Study sample

Australia 2001†

 

n

%

n

%

Age

    

   15–24

593

15.1

2,566,346

17.3

   25–39

1,104

28.0

4,154,821

28.0

   40–64

1,703

43.3

5,764,729

38.8

   65–79

456

11.6

1,784,824

12.0

   80+

81

2.1

586,054

3.9

Sex

    

   Male

1,884

47.8

7,347,379

48.9

   Female

2,053

52.2

7,690,960

51.1

Language spoken at homea

    

   English

3,521

89.4

15,013,965

84.0

   Language other than English

416

10.6

2,853,851

16.0

Incomeb

    

   <$20,000

488

12.4

654,331

13.3

   $20,000–$39,999

766

19.5

1,164,952

23.6

   $40,000–$59,000

680

17.3

913,398

18.5

   $60,000–$79,000

564

14.3

509,987

10.3

   $80,000+

1,041

26.5

1,082,855

21.9

   Missing

397

10.1

611,305

12.4

Employment status

    

   Unemployed

583

14.8

660,709

4.4

   Part-time

870

22.1

2,689,709

18.1

   Full-time

1,549

39.4

5,360,693

36.1

   Student/retired

758

19.2

5,265,426

35.4

   Missing

177

4.5

880,237

5.9

  1. † Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing for Australia, 2001.
  2. a Australian data uses entire population for Language Spoken at Home.
  3. b Income categories for Australian data are: <$20,748 (<$399/wk); $20,749–$41,548 ($400–$799/wk); $41,549–$62,348 ($800–$1,199/wk); $62,349–$77,948 ($1,200–$1,499/wk); >$77,949 (>$1,500/wk)