Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample
|  | N (column %) (n = 1649) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
 Male | 965 (58.5 %) |
 Female | 684 (41.5 %) |
Age groupa | Â |
 16–24 | 176 (10.7 %) |
 25–34 | 307 (18.6 %) |
 35–44 | 365 (22.1 %) |
 45–54 | 392 (23.8 %) |
 55–64 | 247 (15.0 %) |
 65+ | 149 (9.0 %) |
Marital statusa | Â |
 Married or in de facto relationship | 896 (54.3 %) |
 Widowed/Separated/Divorced | 284 (17.2 %) |
 Never married | 459 (27.8 %) |
Childrena | Â |
 Yes | 918 (55.7 %) |
 No | 717 (43.5 %) |
Family compositiona | Â |
 Married or in de facto relationship with children | 511 (31.0 %) |
 Married or in de facto with no children | 382 (23.2 %) |
 Widowed/separated/divorced with children | 129 (7.8 %) |
 Widowed/separated/divorced with no children | 154 (9.3 %) |
 Never married with children | 276 (16.7 %) |
 Never married with no children | 176 (10.7 %) |
Educational levela | Â |
 University level education | 373 (22.6 %) |
 Less than University level education | 1252 (75.9 %) |
Country of birtha | Â |
 Australia | 1243 (75.4 %) |
 Others | 397 (24.1 %) |
SEIFAa | Â |
 Upper 50 % (relative advantage) | 1005 (60.9 %) |
 Lower 50 % (relative disadvantage) | 631 (38.3 %) |
Employed at the time of accidenta | Â |
 Yes | 1320 (80.0 %) |
 No | 325 (19.7 %) |
Occupationa,b | Â |
 Managers | 136 (10.3 %) |
 Professionals | 233 (17.7 %) |
 Technicians and trade workers | 293 (22.2 %) |
 Community/personal service workers | 166 (12.6 %) |
 Clerical/administration workers | 132 (10.0 %) |
 Sales workers | 95 (7.2 %) |
 Machine operators/drivers | 100 (7.6 %) |
 Labourers | 158 (12.0 %) |
Injury types | Â |
 Dislocation | 119 (7.2 %) |
 Fracture | 932 (56.5 %) |
 Soft tissue | 517 (31.4 %) |
 Sprain/strain | 81 (4.9 %) |
PCS score (mean and sd) | 43.6 (7.2) |
MCS score (mean and sd) | 42.2 (9.8) |
Hospitalisation (within 7Â days of accident) | Â |
 Yes | 953 (57.8 %) |
 No | 696 (42.2 %) |
Health prior to accident a | Â |
 Excellent | 704 (42.7 %) |
 Very good | 643 (39.0 %) |
 Good | 241 (14.6 %) |
 Fair | 46 (2.8 %) |
 Poor | 13 (0.8 %) |
Time post-injury | Â |
 0–12 months | 362 (22.0 %) |
 13–24 months | 565 (34.3 %) |
 25–36 months | 379 (23.0 %) |
 37+ months | 343 (20.8 %) |
Family supporta | Â |
 Definitely | 1087 (66.2 %) |
 Yes, sometimes | 307 (18.7 %) |
 Not often | 98 (6.0 %) |
 No, not at all | 150 (9.1 %) |
Friends’ supporta |  |
 Definitely | 942 (57.7 %) |
 Yes, sometimes | 444 (27.2 %) |
 Not often | 112 (6.9 %) |
 No, not at all | 135 (8.3 %) |