Table 1.

Characteristics of survey respondents (n = 1103)

Characteristic	n	(%)	Australian Population%
Age
Age, years, mean, (standard deviation)	32.0	(8.3)
18-29 years	439	(39.8)	39.8[13]
30-45 years	664	(60.2)	60.2[13]
Pregnancy History
Given birth to a child	700	(63.5)	57.8[13]
Years since last child born, median (range)	5.0	(<1 to 23)
Planning pregnancy in the next 2 years	230	(20.9)
Planning pregnancy sometime in the future (n = 873)	274	(31.4)
Marital status
Married (or de facto/life partner)	697	(63.2)	61.2[13]
Never married	329	(29.8)	27.7[13]
Divorced	43	(3.9)	6.9[13]
Separated	29	(2.6)	3.6[13]
Widowed	5	(0.5)	0.6[13]
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin	21	(1.9)	2.4[13]
Country of Birth
Australia	876	(79.4)	70.4[13]
Years in Australia if born outside Australia, median (range)	18	(<1 to 44)
Current employment status (n = 1102)
Currently employed	702	(63.6)	67.9[13]
Home duties	230	(20.9)
Student	127	(11.5)
Unemployed or retired or on a pension	43	(3.8)	4.1[13]
Highest educational attainment
Year 11 or below	174	(15.8)	30.6[14]
Year 12	252	(22.8)	22.2[14]
Post-school qualification below bachelor degree	383	(34.7)	22.6[14]
Bachelor degree	225	(20.4)	16.4[14]
Postgraduate qualification	69	(6.3)	7.6[14]
Behaviour
Drank alcohol in the past 12 months	986	(89.4)	84.2[15]
Smoke cigarettes	199	(18.0)	17.7[15]