Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 244) including age, gender, highest level of education, self-reported health status, and first language.
| N (%)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young adults (n = 153) | Older adults (n = 91) | |||
| Age, Mean (SD) | 20.2 | (2.78) | 73.0 | (6.04) |
| Female sex | 105 | (69) | 31 | (34) |
| Highest level of educationb | ||||
| Did not complete secondary school | – | 14 | (15) | |
| Completed year 12 | – | 13 | (14) | |
| Certificate/Diploma | – | 30 | (33) | |
| Bachelor degree | – | 9 | (10) | |
| Postgraduate qualification | – | 25 | (27) | |
| Self-rated Health Status | ||||
| Very good | 59 | (39) | 28 | (31) |
| Good | 72 | (47) | 51 | (56) |
| Fair | 19 | (12) | 11 | (12) |
| Poor | 3 | (2) | 1 | (1) |
| Very Poor | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| First language | ||||
| English | 133 | (87) | 86 | (95) |
| Other | 20 | (13) | 5 | (5) |
a
Values are expressed as total n (%), except age which is expressed as Mean(SD);
b
The majority of young adults were Level I Psychology students. Those who were not (n = 33) were recruited via personal and social networks and the majority were studying or had a post-secondary qualification.