Table 3 The opportunity cost of clinically important breathlessness: workforce participation, chronic breathlessness and average annual income from a random sample of working aged, community-dwelling respondents in South Australia (n = 6064; unweighted data)
From: Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness
Full-time | Part-time | All others | Total | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mMRC 0,1 [A], n (%) | 2628 (44.3%) | 1491 (25.1%) | 1817 (30.6%) | 5936 | Current sample |
mMRC 2–4 [B], n (%) | 13 (10.2%) | 13 (10.2%) | 102 (79.7%) | 128 | Current sample |
Total | 2641 | 1504 | 3423 | 6064 | Current sample |
Difference in workforce participation [C = A–B], % | 34.1 | 14.9 | Not valued | Estimated | |
Australian working age population [E], n | 16,638,606 | 2020 average [33] | |||
Prevalence of mMRC 2–4 among Australian working age population [D], % | 2.1 | Current sample | |||
Australian working age population with mMRC 2–4 [F = D*E], n | 349,411 | Estimated | |||
Average yearly income [G], AU$ | 76,076 | 30,004 | Not valued | National data [34] | |
Income forgone (and assuming no other income) [CxFxG], AU$ billion | 9.1 | 1.6 | Not valued | 10.6 | Estimated |