Baseline (N = 906) | 6-month Follow-up (N = 273) | 12-month Follow-up (N = 180) | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 58.6 (16.8) | 62.5 (15.4) | 63.2 (15.0) |
Gender Male Female | 337 (37.2) 568 (62.8) | 109 (39.9) 164 (60.1) | 65 (36.1) 115 (63.9) |
Marital status Married Never married Widowed/divorced/separated | 345 (38.2) 220 (24.4) 337 (37.4) | 118 (43.2) 109 (40.0) 46 (16.8) | 71 (39.4) 34 (18.9) 75 (41.6) |
Country Born Australian born Overseas born | 486 (53.6) 383 (42.3) | 141 (51.6) 120 (44.0) | 100 (55.6) 71 (39.4) |
English Proficiency Very well or well Not well Not at all | 785 (86.6) 95 (10.5) 15 (1.7) | 233 (85.3) 34 (12.5) 5 (1.8) | 161 (89.4) 17 (9.4) 1 (0.6) |
Education Level Still at school Did not go to school Year 8 or below Year 9 -12 or above | 2 (0.2) 22 (2.5) 147 (16.9) 701 (80.5) | 0 (0) 8 (3) 60 (22.8) 195 (74.2) | 0 (0) 3 (1.7) 39 (22.5) 131 (75.8) |
Unemployment Duration (years), mean (SD) | 7.1 (7.1) | 8.0 (6.9) | 8.7 (6.9) |
Occupation/Social Status Full-time work Part-time work Voluntary work Home duties Retired Student Unemployed (due to pain) Retraining Unemployed (other reason) | 109 (12.4) 78 (8.9) 9 (1) 82 (9.3) 276 (31.3) 21 (2.4) 219 (24.9) 4 (0.5) 83 (9.4) | 23 (9) 26 (10.2) 4 (1.6) 39 (15.2) 89 (34.8) 4 (1.6) 48 (18.8) 4 (1.6) 19 (7.4) | 8 (4.9) 13 (7.9) 3 (1.8) 18 (11) 76 (46.3) 1 (0.6) 35 (21.3) 1 (0.6) 9 (5.5) |
Compensation Worker’s compensation Third party insurance case Some other legal case None of the above | 88 (10.2) 24 (2.8) 11 (1.3) 741 (85.8) | 21 (8) 5 (1.9) 2 (0.8) 235 (89.4) | 10 (5.7) 5 (2.9) 0 (0) 159 (91.4) |