TABLE II.
Demographics of participants from the qualitative study
| Participant characteristics |
Site 1 n=12 (30%) |
Site 2 n=20 (50%) |
Site 3 n=8 (20%) |
Total n=40 |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Identifies as Aboriginala | 12 | 100.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 14 | 35.0 |
| Born in country other than Australia | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15.0 |
| Language other than English spoken at home | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 20.0 |
| Responsible for children at home | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 11 | 27.5 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 27–49 years | 8 | 66.7 | 8 | 40. | 7 | 87.5 | 23 | 57.5 |
| 50–74 years | 4 | 33.3 | 12 | 60. | 1 | 12.5 | 17 | 42.5 |
| Levels of education reached | ||||||||
| Year 10 or below | 2 | 16.7 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 75.0 | 15 | 37.5 |
| VCE or equivalent | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25.0 |
| Certificate | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12.5 | 7 | 17.5 |
| Diploma | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Undergraduate degree | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 |
| Postgraduate degree | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Main source of income | ||||||||
| Centrelink (social welfare) | 6 | 50.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 31 | 77.5 |
| Centrelink and Home Duties | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Centrelink (student allowance) | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Employed full-time | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Employed part-time | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Home Duties | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
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All women involved identified as Aboriginal, none as Torres Strait Islander
VCE = final year of secondary education.