Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of all survey respondents (n = 500), and numbers (%, 95% CI) who had ever received sexual healthcare.

	Total sample		Ever received sexual healthcare
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	95% CI
Total	500	100	300	60.0	[55.6−64.3]
Age
15–17 years	151	30.2	42	27.8	[20.8–35.7]
18–21 years	147	29.4	100	68.0	[59.8−75.5]
22–24 years	149	29.8	121	81.2	[74.0−87.1]
Not stated	53	10.6	37	69.8	[55.7−81.7]
Ethnicity (prioritized)
Māori	127	25.4	87	68.5	[59.7−76.5]
Pacific	14	2.8	9	64.3	[35.1−87.2]
Europeana	281	56.2	158	56.2	[50.2−62.1]
Asian	18	3.6	6	33.3	[13.3−59.0]
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African	4	0.8	2	50.0	[6.8−93.2]
Not stated	56	11.2	38	67.9	[54.0−79.7]
Genderb
Female	294	58.8	214	72.8	[67.3−77.8]
Male	138	27.6	42	30.4	[22.7−38.6]
Transgender and gender diverse	11	2.2	4	36.4	[10.9−69.2]
Not stated	57	11.4	40	70.2	[56.6−81.6]
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight	315	63	180	57.1	[51.3−62.6]
Bisexual	72	14.4	50	69.4	[57.5−79.8]
Gay or lesbian	27	5.4	13	48.1	[27.8−68.7]
Other	11	2.2	7	63.6	[32.3−83.7]
Don't know	9	1.8	5	55.6	[21.2−86.3]
Not stated	66	13.2	45	68.2	[55.6−79.1]
LGBTQ+c	107	21.4	68	63.6	[53.7−72.6]
Education/employment
School or studying	213	42.6	89	41.8	[35.6−49.4]
Working full/part-timed	197	39.4	135	68.5	[61.5−74.9]
Not in employment, education, or training	65	13.0	50	76.9	[62.5−84.5]
Caring for child(ren)/someone else	27	5.4	20	74.1	[62.6−95.3]
Not stated	58	11.6	40	69.0	[57.8−82.7]
Usual place for general healthcare
General practice	432	86.4	255	59.0	[54.2−63.7]
Māori or Pacific clinic	11	2.2	7	63.6	[30.8−89.1]
School/student health clinic	25	5.0	13	52.0	[31.3−72.2]
Youth One Stop Shop clinic	13	2.6	10	76.9	[46.2−95.0]
After hours clinic	4	0.8	4	100	[47.3−100]
Emergency department	3	0.6	3	100	[36.8−100]
Other/Don't know/Not stated	12	2.4	4	33.3	[9.9−65.1]
Sexual healthcare access
Ever tested for STIs	192	38.4	192	100	[98.5−100]
Ever treated for STIs	79	15.8	79	100	[96.3−100]

Note. STI = sexually transmitted infections.

^aIncludes 277 NZ European and 4 “other European” groups.

^bTransgender and gender diverse group includes: 2 transfemales, 3 transmales, 2 gender fluid, 1 gender apathetic and 3 did not further define “gender diverse.”

^cLGBTQ+ is used as an umbrella term that includes individuals who identified with gender and/or sexual orientation sub-categories including lesbian, gay, queer, bisexual, and/or transgender or gender diverse (note we did not ask participants whether they identified as “LGBTQ+”).

^dPeople in job training or apprenticeships are included with those in full/part-time work. Respondents could select more than one option here so column percentages sum to more than 100%.