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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at wave 7 (weighted % and 95 confidence interval)

From: Identifying long-term psychological distress from single measures: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the Australian population

 

Level of psychological distress

Total

Low

Mild

Moderate

High

 

Total

26 (25–28)

39 (37–41)

20 (18–22)

15 (13–17)

100

Sex

 Men

53 (51–56)

48 (46–51)

46 (42–51)

45 (38–51)

49 (47–50)

 Women

47 (44–49)

52 (50–54)

54 (49–58)

56 (49–62)

51 (50–53)

Age Group

 25–34

19 (16–22)

23 (20–26)

25 (21–31)

27 (21–34)

23 (21–25)

 35–44

21 (19–24)

25 (22–27)

25 (21–29)

26 (20–33)

24 (22–26)

 45–54

20 (17–22)

22 (20–25)

24 (20–28)

22 (18–27)

22 (20–24)

 55–64

21 (18–25)

17 (16–20)

15 (12–19)

16 (12–20)

18 (16–19)

 65–75

14 (12–16)

9 (7–11)

8 (6–11)

6 (4–8)

10 (9–11)

 75+

5 (4–7)

4 (3–6)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–6)

4 (3–5)

  1. Percentages are given as column percent with the exception of the total sample, which is given as a row percent