Table 1.
Stratified sampling strategy of target Aboriginal population on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, and actual sample (N = 121).
| Target population (2011 census from regional LGA) |
Smoking prevalence (2008 NATSISS) |
% of target populations in regional city who smoke |
Proposed sample stratified by gender & age group |
Actual sample recruited |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | Male N | Female N | Male % | Female % | Male N (% of total) | Female N (% of total) | Male N | Female N | Male N | Female N |
| 18–24 | 172 | 178 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 67 (13.9) | 71 (14.7) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 25–34 | 142 | 184 | 56 | 50.1 | 80 (16.6) | 92 (19) | 20 | 23 | 18 | 23 |
| 35–44 | 154 | 187 | 55.5 | 47.3 | 85 (17.6) | 88 (18.2) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Total | 468 | 549 | 232 (48.1) | 251 (51.9) | 58 | 63 | 58 | 63 | ||
Adapted with permission of the authors (Gould et al., 2014b).
Bold figures indicate total numbers of men and women proposed for the sample and actually recruited.