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Table 3 Health, superannuation, and financial assets by working status, Australians aged 50–70, 2001–2015

From: Workforce participation, health and wealth inequality among older Australians between 2001 and 2015

 

Employed

Not employed

 

Top 20%

Remaining 80%

Top 20%

Remaining 80%

Net financial assets

1011

206

1012

106

(AU$1000)

[958–1065]

[202–211]

[953–1070]

[102–110]

Superannuation

572

155

578

67

(AU$1000)

[544–600]

[151–158]

[543–613]

[64–69]

Physical functioning

86.9

83.5

80.0

65.0

[86.1–87.7]

[83.1–84.0]

[78.9–81.1]

[64.3–65.8]

Mental health

80.6

77.1

78.9

70.0

[80.0–81.2]

[76.7–77.5]

[78.1–79.8]

[69.5–70.5]

General health

73.0

69.1

66.8

54.5

[72.1–73.8]

[68.6–69.5]

[65.7–68.0]

[53.8–55.2]

Number of health conditions

0.37

0.50

0.85

1.93

[0.3–0.4]

[0.5–0.5]

[0.7–0.9]

[1.9–2.0]

  1. The estimates were adjusted for sample weight, but were not adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and education, and 95% confidence intervals are in brackets