Examining the magnitude of inequality and inequity in use of healthcare resources among older Australians with cognitive decline

Table 6 Descriptive statistics of the variables of SDAC 2018

Variables	Full sample (N = 5,402)		People with disability (N = 4,840)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Outcome Variables
GP Visits (Yes/No)	0.96	0.19	0.97	0.17
Specialists Visit (Yes/No)	0.65	0.48	0.68	0.47
Dentist Visits (Yes/No)	0.49	0.50	0.48	0.50
Hospital Admissions (Yes/No)	0.25	0.43	0.27	0.44
Needs Variables
Age
50-59yr	0.23	0.42	0.21	0.41
60-69yr	0.31	0.46	0.30	0.46
70-79yr	0.28	0.45	0.30	0.46
80yr and above	0.18	0.38	0.19	0.39
Self-assessed Health
Excellent	0.07	0.26	0.06	0.24
Very good	0.24	0.43	0.22	0.42
Good	0.36	0.48	0.36	0.48
Fair	0.23	0.42	0.25	0.43
Poor	0.10	0.30	0.11	0.31
Kessler Score
Low	0.51	0.50	0.49	0.50
Moderate	0.24	0.43	0.25	0.43
High	0.15	0.36	0.15	0.36
Very High	0.10	0.30	0.10	0.31
Disability	0.90	0.31	1.00	0.00
Non-needs Variables
Gender
Female	0.55	0.50	0.53	0.50
Married	0.54	0.50	0.53	0.50
Education
Bachelor & above	0.17	0.38	0.16	0.37
Diploma and Certificates	0.32	0.47	0.32	0.47
Year 12 & below	0.50	0.50	0.52	0.50
ASGS 2016 Remoteness Area
Major Cities	0.62	0.49	0.61	0.49
Inner Regional	0.26	0.44	0.27	0.44
Outer Regional, Remote and Very Remote	0.12	0.33	0.12	0.33

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