Table 1 |
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Characteristics of participants |
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| Characteristic |
N |
Percent |
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| Age |
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| 29 yrs and under |
309 |
21 |
| 30 to 39 yrs |
382 |
25 |
| 40 to 49 yrs |
358 |
24 |
| Over 50 yrs |
462 |
31 |
| Country of birth |
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| Australia |
1142 |
75 |
| UK |
63 |
4 |
| Italy |
23 |
2 |
| Greece |
24 |
2 |
| New Zealand |
9 |
1 |
| Vietnam |
30 |
2 |
| Other |
239 |
16 |
| Marital Status |
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| Married or defacto |
979 |
65 |
| Separated widowed or divorced |
203 |
13 |
| Never married |
339 |
22 |
| Currently have an illness/long-term disability |
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| Yes |
227 |
15 |
| No |
1260 |
85 |
| Highest Qualification |
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| No formal or up to year 10 |
335 |
22 |
| Year 12/trade apprentice/Certificate diploma |
615 |
41 |
| University or Higher degree |
566 |
37 |
| Main Occupation |
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| Manager or administrator |
119 |
8 |
| Professional |
397 |
27 |
| Associate professional |
123 |
8 |
| Tradesperson or related worker |
63 |
4 |
| Advanced clerical or service worker |
165 |
11 |
| Intermediate clerical, sales or service worker |
157 |
11 |
| Intermediate production or transport worker |
12 |
1 |
| Elementary clerical, sales or service worker |
54 |
4 |
| Labourer or related worker |
75 |
5 |
| No paid job |
235 |
16 |
| Student |
87 |
6 |
| Children living at home (up to 18 yrs) |
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| Yes |
554 |
40 |
| No |
828 |
60 |
| Depressive symptoms |
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| No (<= 4) |
999 |
70 |
| Yes (>4) |
421 |
30 |
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Teychenne et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:27 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-27 |
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