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Table 1 Sample distribution and prevalencea of bullying and sexual abuse according to sociodemographic variables among individuals aged ≥20 years in South Australia, 2015 (unweighted N = 2873)

From: Bullying and sexual abuse and their association with harmful behaviours, antidepressant use and health-related quality of life in adulthood: a population-based study in South Australia

Variables

%

Bullying (ever) %

Sexual abuse (ever) %

Overall

 

45.6

10.4

Sex

 Male

49.3

44.8

3.6***

 Female

50.7

46.4

17.1

Age

 20–34 years

27.1

52.8***

9.6

 35–49 years

24.7

50.8

12.1

 50–64 years

26.1

47.4

12.1

 65–79 years

17.0

31.8

9.3

 80+ years

5.2

19.4

2.9

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

33.0

49.2*

14.4***

 Married/living with a partner

67.1

43.8

8.6

Residence area

 Urban

74.7

45.0

10.5

 Rural

25.3

47.3

10.1

Socioeconomic position (quartiles)b

 High

27.8

45.1

12.2

 Middle-high

22.2

41.2

9.5

 Middle-low

25.0

48.9

8.8

 Low

25.0

46.6

10.9

Educational level

 Bachelor or higher

25.7

48.2*

9.2***

 Certificate/diploma

28.3

48.8

12.9

 Trade qualification

13.3

44.2

6.7

 Secondary

24.0

42.3

10.8

 Less than secondary

8.7

36.9

6.9

Working status

 Employed full-time

37.4

47.1*

11.1*

 Employed part-time

20.5

47.7

9.9

 Not working

19.6

49.6

13.9

 Retired

22.5

36.5

7.1

Dwelling

 Owned

70.2

44.4

9.1**

 Rented

23.6

47.8

12.9

 Community/government housing

6.1

50.0

16.1

  1. The weighting of data can lead to rounding effects and totals that do not add up to 100%
  2. aPrevalence of bullying and sexual abuse adjusted for sex and age
  3. bBased on the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantaged (SEIFA-IRSAD)
  4. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 (chi-square test)