Table 1 Demographics and days of reduced activity due to ill health by age, gender and work force status for the 2008 adult Australian population
From: The economic benefits of reducing physical inactivity: an Australian example
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically inactive | Physically active | Physically inactive | Physically active | |
| Age summary | ||||
|
Age 15-64 y N (95% CI) |
4,332,994 (4,229,842 - 4,436,146) |
2,322,617 (2,220,059 - 2,425,175) |
4,798,508 (4,704,081 - 4,892,935) |
1,864,120 (1,769,404 - 1,958,836) |
|
Age 65+ y N (95% CI) |
775,817 (746,962 - 804,671) |
342,985 (313,395 - 372,575) |
1,059,103 (1,028,507 - 1,089,698) |
260,571 (230,005 - 291,136) |
| Mean age (15+ years) (95% CI) |
44.9 (44.6 - 45.3) |
40.6 (40.1 - 41.2) |
45.3 (45.0 - 45.6) |
42.5 (41.6 - 43.3) |
| In Labour Force (15+ years)* | ||||
| % (95% CI) |
75% (73% - 76%) |
75% (73% - 77%) |
57% (56% - 58%) |
65% (63% - 67%) |
| Mean days off work (95% CI) |
0.32 (0.26 - 0.38) |
0.26 (0.18 - 0.34) |
0.31 (0.26 - 0.35) |
0.23 (0.16 - 0.29) |
| Not in Labour Force | ||||
| % (95% CI) |
26% (24% - 27%) |
25% (23% - 27%) |
43% (42% - 44%) |
35% (33% - 37%) |
| Mean days of reduced activity: 15-64 y (95% CI) |
1.93 (1.60 - 2.26) |
0.88 (0.54 - 1.21) |
1.45 (1.26 - 1.65) |
0.84 (0.62 - 1.05) |
| Aged 65+ years | ||||
| % (95% CI) |
15.2% (14.6% - 15.8%) |
12.9% (11.8% - 14.0%) |
18.1% (17.5% - 18.7%) |
12.3% (10.8% - 13.8%) |
| Mean days of reduced activity (95% CI) |
1.56 (1.25 - 1.87) |
0.43 (0.22 - 0.65) |
1.75 (1.53 - 1.96) |
0.73 (0.50 - 0.96) |