About the study

Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health focuses on the health and lifestyles of men and boys. It is the first study of its kind in Australia and is guided by the National Men's Health Strategy 2020-2030. This means that outcomes from the study provide evidence to help improve the health and lifestyles of men in Australia.

Ten to Men participants are selected from Australia’s male population. Everyone of our approximately 24,000 survey participants help us make important discoveries. 

The study collects important health information via surveys from the same participants to see how their health changes over time.

Ten to Men is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and is managed by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). The Social Research Centre (a data collection company) is responsible for the data collection of the study.

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Research findings

The Ten to Men study collects and analyses information from thousands of men like you across Australia. Findings like these can be used by researchers, policy and other decision makers, practitioners, and men’s health advocates to promote and protect the health of Australian males. 

Results from the latest reports from the Ten to Men survey indicated: 

• Involvement in community-based activities were shown to directly improve personal wellbeing, as well as increasing perceived social support also further indirectly improved well-being.
• Men are accessing help for mental health, with almost a third of Ten to Men participants accessing a Medicare-subsidised mental health service between 2012 and 2021.
• Men who were employed, had a university degree or had a partner were 28-34% less likely to engage in risky gambling behavior and avoid gambling-related harms.
• Younger men (those aged under 45 years of age when recruited in 2013-14) are drinking alcohol less frequently than older men (aged 45+ years in 2013-14).