Table 1.
Romance help-seeking sample characteristics. N = 3927. Age Mdn: 16.0 (10–18).
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender: Female | 3032 | 78.2 |
| Aged 10–14 | 697 | 17.7 |
| Aged 15–16 | 1493 | 38.0 |
| Aged 17–18 | 1737 | 44.2 |
| Location: Major city a | 1839 | 70.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 51 | 1.5 |
| New South Wales | 1212 | 35.3 |
| Northern Territory | 27 | 0.8 |
| Queensland | 664 | 19.4 |
| Southern Australia | 200 | 5.8 |
| Tasmania | 65 | 1.9 |
| Victoria | 983 | 28.7 |
| Western Australia | 229 | 6.7 |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/South Sea Islander | 18 | 0.4 |
| Living with parents or family | 1264 | 87.2 |
| Living with partner | 67 | 4.6 |
| Living out of home─not with a partner | 80 | 5.6 |
| Living with foster parents or services | 38 | 2.7 |
| Parents married | 678 | 59.6 |
| Parents separated | 425 | 37.4 |
| Both parents deceased | 33 | 2.9 |
| Employed full time | 41 | 7.2 |
| Employed part time | 232 | 40.8 |
| Not employed and not looking | 205 | 36.1 |
| Unemployed | 75 | 13.2 |
| Contacted service by email | 836 | 21.3 |
| Contacted service by telephone | 2057 | 52.4 |
| Contacted service by web counselling | 1034 | 26.3 |
| First contact to service | 1272 | 32.4 |
| Previous contact—No Electronic Case File | 1016 | 25.9 |
| Previous contact─Has Electronic Case File | 1271 | 32.4 |
| Previous contact─Has Electronic Case File plus Goal/Management/Crisis plan | 142 | 3.6 |
All percentages are calculated on the basis of cases where information was available; a Based on postcode information provided by the client, then classified according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ ASGS system as either “major city”, “regional” or “remote”.