Table 1.
Demographic descriptors of respondents (N=400).
| Category | No navigational needs (N=195), n (%) |
Navigational needs (N=205), n (%) |
Total, n (%) |
|
| Sex |
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|
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Male | 73 (37.4) | 82 (40.0) | 155 (38.8) |
|
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Female | 122 (62.6) | 123 (60.0) | 245 (61.3) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
|
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18-24 | 22 (11.3) | 22 (10.7) | 44 (11.0) |
|
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25-34 | 49 (25.1) | 71 (34.6) | 120 (30.0) |
|
|
35-44 | 35 (17.9) | 36 (17.6) | 71 (17.8) |
|
|
45-54 | 52 (26.7) | 30 (14.6) | 82 (20.5) |
|
|
55-64 | 36 (18.5) | 44 (21.5) | 80 (20.0) |
|
|
65-74 | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (0.8) |
|
|
75-84 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
|
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≥85 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Level of formal education | ||||
|
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No formal education | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
|
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Primary school | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) |
|
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Junior high school | 21 (10.8) | 13 (6.3) | 34 (8.5) |
|
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Senior high school | 38 (19.5) | 47 (22.9) | 85 (21.3) |
|
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TAFE or technical college | 53 (27.2) | 62 (30.2) | 115 (28.8) |
|
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University | 81 (41.5) | 83 (40.5) | 164 (41.0) |
| Remoteness of residence | ||||
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Major city area | 122 (62.6) | 144 (70.2) | 266 (66.5) |
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Rural or regional area | 69 (35.4) | 61 (29.8) | 130 (32.5) |
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Remote area | 4 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.0) |