Table 1 Participant characteristics of the baseline ARMHS sample responding to the service utilisation questions (N = 2150)
Socio-demographic characteristic | n (%) | Current health status | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years): | Â | Overall mental health: | Â |
  18-34 | 157 (7.3) |   Good to excellent | 1851 (87) |
  35-44 | 277 (13) |   Poor/fair | 279 (13) |
  45-54 | 452 (21) | Overall physical health: |  |
  55-64 | 617 (29) |   Good to excellent | 1690 (79) |
  65+ | 647 (30) |   Poor/fair | 439 (21) |
Gender: | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 853 (40) | Kessler K-10 score: |  |
  Female | 1297 (60) |   10-15 | 1503 (71) |
Education: |  |   16-24 | 489 (23) |
  Partial schooling | 605 (28) |   25-50 | 132 (6.2) |
  Completed high school or above | 1399 (65) |  |  |
  Unknown | 146 (6.8) | AUDIT: |  |
Marital status (n=2133): |  |   0-7 | 1829 (86) |
  Married/de facto | 1590 (75) |   8+ | 297 (14) |
  Divorced/separated | 215 (10) |  |  |
  Widowed | 172 (8.1) | PHQ-9 symptomatology: |  |
  Never married | 156 (7.3) |   No symptoms | 1718 (81) |
ASGC category (Remoteness): |  |   Depressive symptoms | 415 (19) |
  Inner regional | 778 (36) |  |  |
  Outer regional | 802 (37) | Recent adverse life events: |  |
  Remote | 406 (19) |   0-2 | 1668 (80) |
  Very remote | 164 (7.6) |   3-5 | 363 (17) |
Financial position (n=2126): |  |   >5 | 48 (2.3) |
  Prosperous/comfortable | 340 (16) |  |  |
  Reasonable | 1080 (51) | Smoking status: |  |
  Just getting along to very poor | 706 (33) |   No | 1858 (87) |
|  |  |   Yes | 274 (13) |