Comparison of Raine Study Generation 1 cohort (females only, n=636, mean (SD) age 55.6 (5.5) years) at year 26 follow-up with contemporaneous Western Australian (WA) Census population (2016 Census data, females)
| Year 26 follow-up | ||
| Raine Study (%) | WA (%) | |
| Marital status* | ||
| Married | 68.4 | 62.8 |
| Separated | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 16.5 | 19.4 |
| Widowed | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| Never married | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| Missing | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Place of birth† | ||
| Australia | 58.5 | 54.0 |
| Other | 41.5 | 38.6 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| Parity (number of children ever born)‡ | ||
| 0 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
| 2 | 35.4 | 36.2 |
| 3 | 31.9 | 22.8 |
| 4 | 13.4 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 6 or more | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Missing | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| Highest level of school education§ | ||
| Did not go to school | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Primary school | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Secondary school | 95.1 | 88.4 |
| Missing | 3.9 | 7.9 |
| Highest level of non-school education¶ | ||
| TAFE, college level | 52.4 | 46.5 |
| Undergraduate, bachelor degree level | 26.2 | 23.0 |
| Graduate, postgraduate degree level | 21.4 | 11.2 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 19.4 |
| Occupation** | ||
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Mining | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Construction | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Retail trade | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Financial and insurance services | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| Administrative and support services | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| Education and training | 15.1 | 17.8 |
| Healthcare and social assistance | 23.4 | 25.5 |
| Arts and recreation services | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Other services | 9.0 | 3.2 |
| Missing | 22.8 | 3.2 |
| Family income†† | ||
| Low | 16.7 | 10.0 |
| Medium low | 19.3 | 16.7 |
| Medium high | 24.5 | 25.0 |
| High | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| Missing | 7.7 | 14.6 |
| Indigenous status‡‡ | ||
| ATSI | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Non-indigenous | 99.2 | 91.8 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Area-level socioeconomic status§§ | ||
| 1 (most disadvantaged) | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| 2 | 14.3 | 22.5 |
| 3 | 16.8 | 18.8 |
| 4 | 10.3 | 15.9 |
| 5 (most advantaged) | 50.0 | 32.0 |
| Missing | 1.4 | 0.2 |
*Marital status: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–64 years. Raine data category ’married' includes de facto.
†Place of birth: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–64 years.
‡Parity: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–59 years.
§School education: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–64 years.
¶Non-school education: highest completed non-school qualification, ie, educational attainments other than those of a pre-primary, primary, or secondary education. Excludes persons with schooling up to year 12. Raine n=458, Census n=93 242, age category 55–64 years.
**Occupation: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–64 years.
††Family income: WA 2016 Census data based on weekly family income for single and couple parent families, Raine data based on total amount of households usual salary/wage, before tax, per week: low <AUD$799 per week; medium low AUD$800–US$1499; medium high AUD$1500–US$2499; high≥AUD$2500.
‡‡Indigenous status: WA 2016 Census data age category 55–59 years.
§§Area-level socioeconomic status based on IRSAD, divided in quintiles (based on WA Census SEIFA 2016). Low levels=most disadvantaged, high levels=most advantaged.
ATSI, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; IRSAD, Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage; TAFE, technical and further education.