Table 2.1: Demographic profile Trial Comparison Data comparison participants group group Years Years Age (at Range 24-68 24-79 20-90 December Average 41 48 41 2014) n=11 Per n=9 Per n=106* Per cent cent cent Gender Men 8 73% 4 44% 84 79% Women 3 27% 5 56% 22 21% Type of Spinal 9 82% 8 89% 106 100% injury Brain 2 18% 1 11% - - Location Regional 10 91% 7 78% 77 73% 1 9% 2 22% 29 27% Household Living with family, 9 82% 8 89% 74 70% composition partner, others Living alone 1 18% 1 11% 32 30% Cultural CALD** 2 - 2 - n/a - background Economic Not in paid work or 7 64% 5 56% n/a - participation retired Employed or 4 36% 1 11% - - employed Looking for work - - 3 33% - - after study *includes comparison group **CALD culturally and linguistically diverse – To provide context, 2.1 also presents demographics of the larger data comparison group, which included all Lifetime Care scheme participants who were more than two years post-injury, had a spinal cord injury and received attendant care. Main differences to the trial participants and comparison group were that the larger data group included a higher proportion of men and of people who lived alone, and a wider age range.
Table 2.1: Demographic profile Trial participants Comparison group Data comparison group Years Years Age (at December 2014) Range 24-68 24-79 20-90 Average 41 48 41 n=11 Per cent n=9 Per cent n=106* Per cent Gender Men 8 73% 4 44% 84 79% Women 3 27% 5 56% 22 21% Type of injury Spinal 9 82% 8 89% 106 100% Brain 2 18% 1 11% - - Location Regional 10 91% 7 78% 77 73% 1 9% 2 22% 29 27% Household composition Living with family, partner, others 9 82% 8 89% 74 70% Living alone 1 18% 1 11% 32 30% Cultural background CALD** 2 - 2 - n/a - Economic participation Not in paid work or retired 7 64% 5 56% n/a - Employed or 4 36% 1 11% - - Looking for work after study - - 3 33% - - *includes comparison group **CALD – culturally and linguistically diverse To provide context, 2.1 also presents demographics of the larger data comparison group, which included all Lifetime Care scheme participants who were more than two years post-injury, had a spinal cord injury and received attendant care. Main differences to the trial participants and comparison group were that the larger data group included a higher proportion of men and of people who lived alone, and a wider age range. employed
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