Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants, by Gender (n = 450)
| Characteristic | Male (N = 153) | Female (N = 297) | Total (N = 450) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Years | N | Years | N | Years | SD | |
| Mean age (yrs) | 153 | 19.6 | 297 | 20.1 | 450 | 20.0 | 2.5 |
| % | % | % | 95%CI | ||||
| Born overseas | 22 | 14.4 | 49 | 16.5 | 71 | 15.8 | 7.9–23.7 |
| Indigenous | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.7 | 0–1.4 |
| Living with both parents | 103 | 69.1 | 173 | 58.8 | 276 | 62.3 | 52.9–71.8 |
| Student | 88 | 59.1 | 172 | 58.2 | 260 | 58.5 | 49.5–67.3 |
| Employed full-time | 57 | 38.3 | 81 | 27.7 | 138 | 31.3 | 24.2–37.8 |
| Neither employed nor student | 9 | 6.0 | 29 | 9.8 | 38 | 8.4 | 5.2–11.9 |
| Healthcare card holder | 51 | 33.0 | 111 | 38.0 | 162 | 36.3 | 29.3–43.3 |