Table 1 Hockey NSW registration demographics and the odds of dropping out in the 2018 season

All registrants

27,534

100

26,826

100

Age category

 5–6 years

1091

4.0

914

3.4

2.1 (1.8, 2.4)

 7–11 years

5289

19.2

5076

18.9

0.8 (0.8, 0.9)

 12–17 years

6547

23.8

6369

23.7

Reference

 18–25 years

3944

14.3

3812

14.2

1.6 (1.4, 1.7)

 25–34 years

3253

11.8

3143

11.7

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

 35–44 years

3251

11.8

3185

11.9

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

 45–54 years

2739

10.0

2802

10.5

0.8 (0.7, 0.8)

 55–64 years

1112

4.0

1187

4.4

0.6 (0.5, 0.7)

 65 + years

308

1.1

337

1.3

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

Sex

 Male

11,319

41.1

11,200

41.8

Reference

 Female

16,057

58.3

15,535

57.9

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 Missing

158

0.6

91

0.3

Country of birth

 Australia

15,213

55.3

21,367

79.7

Reference

 Other

2577

9.4

3864

14.4

1.3 (0.6, 2.8)

 Missing

9744

35.4

1595

6.0

A parent born overseas

 Yes

3189

11.6

4855

18.1

1.1 (0.5, 2.2)

 No

11,938

43.4

17,075

63.7

Reference

 Missing

12,407

45.1

4896

18.3

Identified as Indigenous

 Yes

1231

4.5

1180

4.4

1.2 (1.1, 1.4)

 No

25,950

94.3

25,333

94.4

Reference

 Missing

353

1.3

313

1.2

Identified as having a Disability

 Yes

305

1.1

337

1.3

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

 No

26,910

97.7

26,239

97.8

Reference

 Missing

319

1.2

250

0.9

Socio-economic status

 1st quartile (most disadvantaged)

4244

15.4

4221

15.7

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 2nd quartile

9429

34.2

9130

34.0

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 3rd quartile

6682

24.3

6550

24.4

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

 4th quartile (least disadvantaged)

6661

24.2

6569

24.5

Reference

 Missing

518

1.9

356

1.3

Location

 Major cities

12,612

45.8

12,358

46.1

Reference

 Inner regional

12,356

44.9

12,048

44.9

1.1 (1.1, 1.2)

 Outer regional and remote

2124

7.7

2137

8.0

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 Missing

442

1.6

283

1.1