Table 1.

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of participants

	Total	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Mean age (years)	53.7	41.4	54.1	61.5
n (%)
< 40 years	24 (25.5)	20 (43.5)	5 (29.4)	4 (13.8)
> 40 years	70 (74.5)	26 (56.5)	12 (70.6)	25 (86.2)
Gender n (%)
Male	34 (36.2)	15 (32.6)	4 (23.5)	12 (41.4)
Female	60 (63.8)	31 (67.4)	13 (76.5)	17 (58.6)
Support level n (%)
Have a paid carer	22 (23.4)	8 (17.4)	8 (47.1)	6 (20.7)
Living with parents	10 (10.6)	5 (10.9)	4 (23.5)	1 (3.4)
Education level n (%)
< Year 12	22 (23.4)	10 (21.7)	7 (41.2)	5 (17.2)
Year 12	9 (9.6)	4 (8.7)	0	5 (17.2)
Trade/Apprenticeship	10 (10.6)	5 (10.9)	2 (11.8)	3 (10.3)
Diploma/Certificate	22 (23.4)	11 (23.9)	4 (23.5)	6 (20.7)
Higher University Degree	29 (30.9)	16 (34.8)	4 (23.5)	9 (19.6)
Unknown	2 (2.1)