Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (calling for self or calling for partner)
| Called regarding self | Called regarding partnerb | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | n | % | |
| Sex | (n = 99) | (n = 5) | (n = 104) | ||
| ᅟFemale | 96 | 97.0 | 3 | 99 | 95.2 |
| ᅟMale | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Caller age in years | (n = 98) | (n = 5) | (n = 103) | ||
| ᅟ<25 | 5 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 | 4.9 |
| ᅟ25-30 | 21 | 21.4 | 2 | 23 | 22.3 |
| ᅟ30-40 | 69 | 70.4 | 3 | 72 | 69.9 |
| ᅟ>40 | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Marital status | (n = 99) | (n = 5) | (n = 104) | ||
| ᅟMarried | 78 | 78.8 | 3 | 81 | 77.9 |
| ᅟLiving with a partner | 17 | 17.2 | 2 | 19 | 18.3 |
| ᅟSeparated or divorced | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| ᅟHave a partner but do not live together | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ᅟSingle | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ᅟOther | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Number of children | (n = 98) | (n = 5) | (n = 103) | ||
| ᅟNone | 9 | 9.2 | 0 | 9 | 8.7 |
| ᅟOne child | 48 | 49.0 | 4 | 52 | 50.5 |
| ᅟTwo children | 37 | 37.7 | 1 | 38 | 36.9 |
| ᅟThree children | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Age of most recent childa | (n = 93) | (n = 5) | (n = 98) | ||
| ᅟ≤12 weeks | 10 | 10.7 | 0 | 10 | 10.2 |
| ᅟ13-26 weeks | 29 | 31.2 | 3 | 32 | 32.6 |
| ᅟ27-51 weeks | 33 | 35.5 | 2 | 35 | 35.7 |
| ᅟ≥52 weeks | 21 | 22.6 | 0 | 21 | 21.4 |
| Pregnant at time of survey | (n = 99) | ||||
| 16 | 16.2 | ||||
| Education | (n = 99) | (n = 5) | (n = 104) | ||
| ᅟCompleted a degree or higher | 60 | 60.6 | 3 | 63 | 60.6 |
| ᅟCompleted a certificate/diploma/ apprenticeship | 31 | 31.3 | 1 | 32 | 30.8 |
| ᅟCompleted secondary school Year 12 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 5.8 |
| ᅟHave not completed secondary school | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Total before tax household income/week (AUD) | (n = 98) | (n = 5) | (n = 103) | ||
| ᅟLess than $650 | 6 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| ᅟ$650 - $999 | 13 | 13.3 | 0 | 13 | 12.6 |
| ᅟ$1000 - $1399 | 17 | 17.3 | 1 | 18 | 17.5 |
| ᅟ$1400 - 1999 | 27 | 27.5 | 2 | 29 | 28.1 |
| ᅟ> $2000 | 35 | 35.7 | 2 | 37 | 35.9 |
| Pension the main family income | (n = 98) | ||||
| 4 | 4.0 | ||||
| State of residence | (n = 99) | (n = 5) | (n = 104) | ||
| ᅟVictoria | 50 | 50.5 | 4 | 54 | 51.9 |
| ᅟNew South Wales | 18 | 18.2 | 1 | 19 | 18.3 |
| ᅟQueensland | 17 | 17.2 | 0 | 17 | 16.3 |
| ᅟSouth Australia | 9 | 9.1 | 0 | 9 | 8.6 |
| ᅟWestern Australia | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| ᅟAustralian Capital Territory | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ᅟTasmania | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ᅟNorthern Territory | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin | (n = 98) | (n = 5) | (n = 103) | ||
| ᅟAboriginal | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| ᅟTorres Strait Islander | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Country of Birth | (n = 98) | (n = 5) | (n = 103) | ||
| ᅟAustralia | 74 | 75.5 | 4 | 78 | 75.7 |
| Years since settlement in Australia (non-Australian born) | (n = 23) | (n = 1) | (n = 24) | ||
| ᅟ< 5 years | 5 | 21.7 | 0 | 5 | 20.8 |
| First language | (n = 96) | (n = 5) | (n = 101) | ||
| ᅟEnglish | 84 | 87.5 | 5 | 89 | 88.1 |
aOnly those who reported having a child bper centage not supplied due to small numbers