Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the survey sample

From: Testing times for dementia: a community survey identifying contemporary barriers to risk reduction and screening

 

18–39

n

40–59

n

60 + 

n

Total

n

Total

%

Gender

 Male

131

82

86

299

49.4

 Female

99

109

96

304

50.3

 Other

1

-

1

2

0.3

Cultural background

 Australian born

188

149

135

472

77.8

 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

10

2

1

13

2.1

 Other ethnicity

32

33

24

89

14.7

 Speaks English at home

188

169

174

531

87.5

Location

 New South Wales

84

51

61

196

32.3

 Victoria

57

60

40

157

25.9

 Queensland

38

42

41

121

19.9

 South Australia

16

15

10

41

6.8

 Western Australia

26

16

19

61

10.0

 Australian Capital Territory

4

3

6

13

2.1

 Northern Territory

4

-

2

6

1.0

 Tasmania

3

5

4

12

2.0

 Regional

38

51

78

167

27.5

 Metropolitan

194

141

105

440

72.5

Education

 High-school or below

39

65

70

174

28.7

 Technical/trade certificate

22

35

44

101

16.6

 Bachelor degree

125

53

28

206

33.9

 Masters and/or doctorate

26

18

7

51

8.4

Employment and living

 Currently employed

183

121

25

329

54.2

 Seeking work

15

21

4

40

14.4

 Live alone

46

46

65

157

26.2

 Low SES

33

46

41

120

19.8

 Average SES

89

55

75

219

36.2

 High SES

110

91

65

266

44.0

Dementia connection

 Person with MCI

6

3

2

11

1.8

 Person with dementia

3

2

-

5

0.8

 I am a carer for a PWD

14

6

4

24

4.0

 Relative/friend of a PWD

47

46

48

141

23.2

 Health professional

20

4

2

26

4.3

 No direct connection

141

131

127

399

65.7

  1. SES socio-economic status, MCI mild cognitive impairment, PWD person with dementia