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Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of men with and without disabilities

From: Inequalities in socio-economic characteristics and health and wellbeing of men with and without disabilities: a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline wave of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health

	Disability		No disability		P value
	n	%	n	%	P value
Education
Completed secondary	357	39.4	7598	61.9	p < 0.001
Did not complete secondary	549	60.6	4678	38.1	p < 0.001
Household income (annual)
≥ $150,000	92	11.8	2417	22.3	p < 0.001
$100,000–$149,999	124	15.9	2901	26.8
$50,000–$99,999	268	34.4	3773	34.8
$30,000–$49,999	142	18.2	1108	10.2
$1–$29,999	144	18.5	561	5.2
Nil/negative	9	1.2	70	0.7
Labour force status
Employed	578	63.1	10,808	87.2	p < 0.001
Unemployed	127	13.9	984	7.9
Not in the labour force	211	23.0	597	4.8
Skill level^a
High	142	26.4	4022	39.1	p < 0.001
Medium	209	38.8	3692	35.9
Low	187	34.8	2581	25.1
Employment arrangements^a
Permanent	378	67.1	7447	70.0	p = 0.113
Fixed term/casual	99	17.6	1540	14.5
Self employed	86	15.3	1646	15.5
Number of hours worked^a
Mean, SD	39.3	19.3	41.7	15.9	p < 0.001
Hours of work preferred^a
About right amount	243	43.9	5606	52.7	p < 0.001
Prefer fewer hours	179	32.3	3357	31.6
Prefer more hours	132	23.8	1673	15.7
Access to paid leave^a
Yes	312	65.0	6217	68.5	p = 0.111
No	168	35.0	2862	31.5	p = 0.111
Shortage of money
No	410	45.1	8612	70.2	p < 0.001
Yes	500	55.0	3663	29.8	p < 0.001
Housing tenure
Outright owner	134	14.8	1881	15.2	p < 0.001
Mortgagor	341	37.7	6302	51.1
Rented accommodation	371	41.0	3530	28.6
Other	59	6.5	626	5.1
Housing affordability
Affordable	425	55.2	6800	63.2	p < 0.001
Unaffordable	345	44.8	3960	36.8	p < 0.001
SEIFA
Q5 (less disadvantaged)	102	10.8	2406	19.1	p < 0.001
Q4	152	16.1	2759	21.9
Q3	198	21.0	2957	23.4
Q2	226	24.0	2279	18.1
Q1 (more disadvantaged)	264	28.0	2221	17.6

^aAmong employed men

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