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. 2023 Jul 25;23:1421. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16034-7

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Education setting Workplace
Cisgender Trans or gender diverse Cisgender Trans or gender diverse
n % n % n % n %
Gender—cisgender
 Cisgender woman 3027 69.9 - - 1945 67.8 - -
 Cisgender man 1304 30.1 - - 924 32.2 - -
Gender—trans or gender diverse
 Trans woman - - 67 4.4 - - 21 3.2
 Trans man - - 367 23.9 - - 145 22.0
 Non-binary - - 1103 71.8 - - 492 74.8
Sexual orientation
 Lesbian/gay 1415 32.7 277 18.0 961 33.5 109 16.6
 Bisexual 1702 39.4 333 21.7 1130 39.4 144 21.9
 Pansexual 324 7.5 299 19.5 205 7.2 104 15.8
 Queer 241 5.6 242 15.7 176 6.1 129 19.6
 Asexual 152 3.5 94 6.1 100 3.5 47 7.1
 Something else 488 11.3 292 19.0 293 10.2 125 19.0
Education
 Secondary school (high school) 2792 64.5 912 59.3 1509 55.3 293 49.3
 University 1129 26.1 365 23.7 955 35.0 203 34.2
 TAFE 216 5.0 143 9.3 149 5.5 60 10.1
 Other 194 4.5 117 7.6 115 4.2 38 6.4
Country of birth
 Australia born 3813 88.3 1384 90.2 2545 88.9 589 89.6
 Other English-speaking country 271 6.3 89 5.8 179 6.3 50 7.6
 Non-English-speaking country 235 5.4 61 4.0 139 4.9 18 2.7
Residential location
 Capital city, inner suburban 299 6.9 91 5.9 244 8.5 46 7.0
 Capital city, outer suburban 2587 59.7 839 54.7 1695 59.1 352 53.7
 Regional city or town 1019 23.5 419 27.3 650 22.7 178 27.1
 Rural/Remote 425 9.8 185 12.1 279 9.7 80 12.2