Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings

Table 1

Demographic profile of participants by study location.

	Inner city^a	City suburban^b	Regional city^c	Rural town^d	Totals (%)
	( = 12)	( = 12)	( = 12)	( = 12)
Age (in years)
Range	56–80	57–87	68–93	59–88	N/A
Mean	72.3	72.3	75.0	72.4	N/A
Annual income
Low ($40k and below)	1	9	8	8	26 (54.2)
Mid ($40k–$70k)	1	2	3	—	6 (12.5)
High ($70k and over)	7	1	—	—	8 (16.7)
No response	3	—	1	4	8 (16.7)
Source of income
Wage	3	1	1	1	6 (12.5)
Superannuation	3	3	1	—	7 (14.6)
Part superannuation	—	—	1	—	1 (2.1)
Pension	4	5	7	—	16 (33.3)
Part pension	1	—	—	1	2 (4.2)
Part super/part pension	3	3	2	—	8 (16.7)
Self-funded	2	1	1	—	4 (8.3)
Self-employed	—	—	—	3	3 (6.3)
No response	—	—	1	—	1 (2.1)
Employment
Full-time	2	—	1	1	4 (8.3)
Part-time	1	1	1	—	3 (6.3)
Not employed	9	10	10	10	39 (81.3)
No response	—	1	—	1	2 (4.2)
Marital status
Married	7	6	9	10	32 (66.7)
Separated	—	—	—	1	1 (2.1)
Widowed	2	1	—	1	4 (8.3)
Not married	3	5	3	—	11 (22.9)
Dwelling type
Flat/unit	12	2	1	1	16 (33.3)
Duplex	—	—	1	1	2 (4.2)
Townhouse	—	—	—	1	1 (2.1)
House	—	10	10	8	28 (58.3)
Room	—	—	—	1	1 (2.1)
Owns current dwelling
Yes	11	9	10	11	41 (85.4)
No	1	3	2	1	7 (14.6)

^aIC location includes six statistical local areas (SLAs) in the capital city of Brisbane (total population in 2010 = 1,067,290); average population density of the six SLAs = 4,193.6 persons per km².
^bCS location includes 12 SLAs in Brisbane; average population density (in 2010) = 1,912.7 persons per km².
^cRC location is 127 kms west of Brisbane; total population in 2010 = 131,258; population density = 236.8 persons per km² (based on statistical subdivision of Toowoomba).
^dRT location is 420 kms west of Brisbane; total population in 2010 = 7,156; population density = 96.6 persons per km² (based on SLA known as Maranoa, Roma, under statistical subdivision South West in Queensland).