Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics.

Sample	IPS		Non-IPS		Statistical test for equality
N	544		1584
Panel A. Matching Variables
Measure	n	%	n	%	P-value ( ${\chi }^2$ -test)
Gender
Female	346	63.6	980	61.9	.772
Male	182	33.5	555	35.0
Gender diverse	16	2.9	49	3.1
Measure	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P-value (t-test)
Age	19.7	2.7	19.4	2.7	.032
Psychological distress (K10) (baseline)	31.0	8.0	30.7	7.7	.467
Number of mental health services	12.7	12.7	11.4	10.4	.013
Panel B. Other demographic and baseline variables
Measure	n	%	n	%	P-value ( ${\chi }^2$ -test)
LGBTIQA+ status
Is LGBTIQA+	153	31.0	426	29.4	.515
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status
Is Indigenous	52	9.6	92	5.8	.002
Engaged in study or work
Fully engaged (study or full-time work)	278	51.2	1011	63.9
Partially engaged (part-time or casual work; no study)	100	18.4	254	16.1
Not engaged	165	30.4	318	20.1	<0.001
Looking for work	342	63.9	607	38.6	<0.001
Measure	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P-value (t-test)
Quality of life (MLT) (baseline)	45.6	18.4	48.5	18.0	.002
Psychosocial functioning (SOFAS) (baseline)	63.0	11.5	64.7	11.4	.002