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. 2009 Mar 1;59(560):e61–e70. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X419510
Characteristic Male (n = 153) Female (n = 297) Total (n = 450)
n Years n Years n Years SD

Mean age, years 153 19.6 297 20.1 450 20.0 2.5

n % n % n % 95% CI

Born overseas 22 14.4 49 16.5 71 15.8 7.9 to 23.7

Indigenous 1 0.7 2 0.7 3 0.7 0 to 1.4

Student 88 59.1 172 58.2 260 58.5 49.5 to 67.3

Employed full-time 57 38.3 81 27.7 138 31.3 24.2 to 37.8

Neither employed nor student 9 6 29 9.8 38 8.4 5.2 to 11.9

Healthcare card holder 51 33 111 38 162 36.3 29.3 to 43.3

SD = standard deviation.