Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample
| Sample% (N) | Censusa(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gender |
Male |
41.7 (221) |
48.6b |
| |
Female |
58.3 (309) |
51.4 |
|
Age (years) |
18-20 |
2.8 (15) |
3.6 b |
| |
21-30 |
15.5 (82) |
17.6 |
| |
31-40 |
15.8 (84) |
19.5 |
| |
41-50 |
18.1 (96) |
19.6 |
| |
51-60 |
16.0 (85) |
16.8 |
| |
61 - 70 |
23.2 (123) |
11.1 |
| |
>70 |
8.5 (45) |
11.8 |
|
Highest level of education |
Left school at 16 years |
25.7 (136) |
|
| |
Left school at 18 years |
15.3 (81) |
|
| |
Technical and Further Education (TAFE) or college diploma, certificate or formal trade qualification |
32.1 (170) |
45.4c,d,e |
| |
Bachelor degree/ Graduate Diploma / Graduate Certificate |
19.6 (104) |
24.5 |
| |
Postgraduate degree |
7.4 (39) |
4.9 |
|
Employment |
Employed full-time |
33.0 (175) |
36.6c,d,f |
| |
Employed part-time / casual |
17.5 (93) |
16.9 |
| |
Home duties / retired/ student |
40.0 (212) |
33.1 |
| |
Unemployed / looking for work |
9.4 (50) |
3.2 |
|
Household income (AUSD) |
10,000 or less |
4.9 (26) |
|
| |
10,001 to 20,000 |
11.9 (63) |
|
| |
20,001 to 40,000 |
18.1 (96) |
|
| |
40,001 to 60,000 |
17.7 (94) |
|
| |
60,001 to 80,000 |
15.3 (81) |
|
| |
80,000 to or 100,000 |
13.4 (71) |
|
| Over 100,001 | 18.7 (99) |
a Based on 2006 Census data [46]; b based on census data for population aged 18 and above; c based on individuals aged 15 years and over who stated completed qualification; d Denotes slight variation of categories between survey and census; e total percentages do not add up to 100% due to individuals who did not state or inadequately described their level of education; f total percentages do not add up to 100% due to individuals who have not stated their employment status.