Table 1.
The demographic profiles of focus group participants.
| Demographic variable |
|
No. of participants (N=75) | % of total |
| Age, y |
|
|
|
|
|
18 | 13 | 17% |
|
|
19 | 10 | 13% |
|
|
20 | 21 | 28% |
|
|
21 | 16 | 22% |
|
|
22 | 5 | 7% |
|
|
23 | 10 | 13% |
| Area of residence |
|
|
|
|
|
Major regional city, NSW | 31 | 41% |
|
|
Outer major city suburb, NSW | 6 | 8% |
|
|
Major city, Qld | 11 | 15% |
|
|
Inland very remote town, Qld | 9 | 12% |
|
|
Inland regional town, Qld | 18 | 24% |
| Highest educational qualification |
|
|
|
|
|
Year 10 | 3 | 4% |
|
|
Year 11 | 2 | 3% |
|
|
Year 12 | 28 | 37% |
|
|
TAFE/Vocational | 6 | 8% |
|
|
Held or completing a university degree | 36 | 48% |
| Work status |
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time work | 10 | 13% |
|
|
Part-time work | 13 | 17% |
|
|
Casual work | 36 | 48% |
|
|
Not working | 16 | 22% |
| Student status |
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time study | 56 | 75% |
|
|
Part-time study | 4 | 5% |
|
|
Not studying | 15 | 20% |
| How do you manage on your income? |
|
|
|
|
|
It is impossible | 2 | 3% |
|
|
It is difficult all the time | 6 | 8% |
|
|
It is difficult some of the time | 27 | 36% |
|
|
It is not too bad | 29 | 39% |
|
|
It is easy | 10 | 13% |
|
|
Missing data | 1 | 1% |