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Table 1 Cohort characteristics by low, medium and high caring for country scores.

From: Development and preliminary validation of the 'Caring for Country' questionnaire: measurement of an Indigenous Australian health determinant

 

Low (score: 6–12)

Medium (score: 13–18)

High (score: 19–24)

 

Mean

Sx

Mean

Sx

Mean

Sx

Number of participants

122

N/a

105

N/a

74

N/a

   % Male

61%

N/a

58%

N/a

57%

N/a

   Age in years

29.27

10.50

30.84^

10.05

33.79

9.21

Socio-demographics

      

   % Resident in homelands

2.5%^^^

N/a

38.1%^^^

N/a

79.7%

N/a

   Mean income level 1

1.50^^^

.52

1.90

.38

1.92

.27

   Mean education level 2

3.03

1.05

2.89

.89

2.67

.83

Health behaviours

      

   % Smoker

70%

N/a

75%

N/a

74%

N/a

   % Drinks alcohol

30.3%

N/a

37%^

N/a

20.3%

N/a

   Physical activity 3

2.84^

.92

3.08^^^

.84

3.5

.61

   Takeaway 4

2.26 ***

.66

1.97

.57

1.91

.52

   Store Fruit 4

2.40

.74

2.51*

.78

2.25

.54

   Store Vegetable 4

2.37

.71

2.57**

.77

2.25

.58

   Bush meat 4

3.1^^^

.76

3.52^^^

.74

3.86

.37

   Bush fruit and vegetable 4

2.71^^^

.92

3.27^^

.86

3.61

.64

Health outcome

      

   Body Mass Index

23.57

6.30

22.86

5.11

22.01

4.86

  1. Notes: 1: 1 = lowest income, 2 = medium income, 3 = highest income
  2. 2: 1 = no formal education, 2 = primary school, 3 = lower secondary, 4 = year ten, 5 = year twelve, 6 = post school qualification
  3. 3: 1 = none, 2 = one or
  4. two times a week, 3 = three or four time a week, 4 = more than four times a week 4: 1 = never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = most days, 4 = every day
  5. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001: score is significantly higher than that of the next group
  6. ^p < .05, ^^p < .01, ^^^p < .001: score is significantly lower than that of the next group
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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