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Table 3 Characteristics of Australian population versus survey sample

Version	Population: (%)	Survey: N(%)
Version A	-	65 (23.7)
Version B	-	61 (22.3)
Version C	-	83 (30.3)
Version D	-	65 (23.7)
Gender
Male	(48.9)^†	126 (46.0)
Female	(51.1)^†	142 (51.8)
Missing	-	6 (2.2)
Age Group
15–19 yrs	(8.9)^†	0 (0.0)
20–29 yrs	(17.2)^†	15 (5.5)
30–39 yrs	(19.1)^†	35 (12.8)
40–49 yrs	(18.6)^†	48 (17.5)
50–59 yrs	(14.9)^†	62 (22.6)
60–69 yrs	(9.8)^†	41 (15.0)
70–79 yrs	(7.6)^†	49 (17.9)
80+yrs	(3.9)^†	18 (6.6)
Missing	-	6 (2.2)
Birthplace
Australia	(76.6)^†	205 (74.8)
Other	(23.1)^†	61 (22.3)
Missing	-	8 (2.9)
Health Care Card
Yes	(30.0)^‡	107 (39.1)
No	(70.0)^‡	158 (57.7)
Not Sure	-	1 (0.4)
Missing	-	8 (2.9)
Parent
Yes	-	222 (81.0)
No	-	45 (16.4)
Not Sure	-	1 (0.4)
Missing	-	6 (2.2)
SEIFA Index of Socio-Economic Disadvantage
> 962 (Quartile₁)	(75.0)^	210 (76.6)
> 1000 (Quartile₂)	(50.0)^	147 (53.6)
> 1044 (Quartile₃)	(25.0)^	88 (32.1)
Missing	-	9 (3.3)
SEIFA Index of Economic Resources
> 910 (Quartile₁)	(75.0)^	230 (83.9)
> 954 (Quartile₂)	(50.0)^	191 (69.7)
> 1023 (Quartile₃)	(25.0)^	109 (39.8)
Missing	-	9 (3.3)
SEIFA Index of Education and Occupation
> 925 (Quartile₁)	(75.0)^	237 (86.5)
> 959 (Quartile₂)	(50.0)^	181 (66.1)
> 1017 (Quartile₃)	(25.0)^	118 (43.1)
Missing	-	9 (3.3)

^† Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2001, Basic Community Profile (Catalogue No. 2001.0), Commonwealth of Australia, 2002 [53].
^‡ Source: ABS National Health Survey 2004–05: Summary of Results (Catalogue No. 4364.0), Commonwealth of Australia, 2006 [54].
^Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2001, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (Catalogue No. 2039.0), Commonwealth of Australia, 2003 [55].

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