Table 2.
Prevalence of lifestyle risk factors by demographic characteristics in the 2013–2014 Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (n = 2314)
| Major depression % (SE) | Self-harm % (SE) | Suicide attempt % (SE) | Severe psychological distress % (SE) | Risky alcohol use % (SE) | Illicit drug use % (SE) | Unprotected sex % (SE) | Sleep % (SE) | Smoking % (SE) | BMI% (SE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 5.4 (0.6) | 4.4 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.3) | 3.7 (0.6) | 12.6 (1.0) | 5.6 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.3) | 18.7 (1.2) | 6.2 (0.8) | 27.1 (1.5) |
| Female | 15.5 (1.1) | 13.7 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.6) | 9.2 (0.9) | 12.5 (1.0) | 5.5 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.5) | 21.9 (1.3) | 8.2 (0.8) | 29.2 (1.6) |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 13 | 4.2 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.3) | 1.0 (0.6) | 2.1 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.9) | 0.5 (0.5) | 15.5 (2.2) | 1.2 (0.7) | 42.5 (3.0) |
| 14 | 7.3 (1.4) | 7.9 (1.5) | 2.3 (0.9) | 7.4 (1.5) | 4.2 (1.2) | 2.7 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.5) | 17.2 (2.2) | 4.8 (0.3) | 31.9 (2.6) |
| 15 | 10.7 (1.8) | 8.3 (1.6) | 2.2 (0.8) | 5.7 (1.4) | 8.1 (1.6) | 5.0 (1.3) | 1.6 (0.7) | 18.6 (2.4) | 5.8 (1.4) | 26.7 (2.7) |
| 16 | 15.6 (1.4) | 12.1 (1.3) | 3.9 (0.7) | 8.0 (1.0) | 20.9 (1.6) | 10.4 (1.2) | 2.4 (0.6) | 24.2 (1.6) | 11.4 (1.2) | 20.6 (1.6) |
| 17 | 13.8 (1.4) | 11.2 (1.3) | 3.7 (0.7) | 8.7 (1.1) | 27.8 (1.9) | 7.5 (1.1) | 2.7 (0.7) | 25.6 (1.8) | 12.4 (1.6) | 20.7 (1.7) |
| Area | ||||||||||
| City | 10.5 (0.8) | 8.7 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.4) | 6.6 (0.7) | 11.7 (0.9) | 5.7 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.3) | 20.4 (1.2) | 6.6 (0.6) | 28.4 (1.3) |
| Rural | 10.0 (1.1) | 9.4 (1.1) | 3.1 (0.7) | 6.0 (0.9) | 14.0 (1.2) | 5.2 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.5) | 20.0 (1.6) | 8.2 (1.2) | 27.8 (2.1) |
| Country of birth | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10.8 (0.7) | 9.2 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.4) | 6.7 (0.6) | 13.5 (0.8) | 6.0 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.3) | 19.7 (1.0) | 7.7 (0.6) | 27.7 (1.2) |
| Overseas | 7.8 (1.3) | 7.8 (1.5) | 0.6 (0.4) | 4.7 (2.5) | 6.9 (1.3) | 2.8 (0.9) | 0.8 (0.4) | 23.8 (2.5) | 4.2 (1.1) | 30.5 (2.9) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Not attending school | 19.9 (2.7) | 15.5 (2.5) | 4.8 (1.6) | 9.7 (2.1) | 37.9 (3.3) | 16.6 (2.6) | 8.1 (1.9) | 28.4 (3.0) | 28.5 (3.4) | 18.6 (2.8) |
| Attending school | 9.6 (0.6) | 8.5 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.3) | 6.1 (0.6) | 10.6 (0.7) | 4.7 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.3) | 19.6 (1.0) | 5.6 (0.5) | 28.9 (26.5) |
| Total | 10.4 (0.6) | 9.0 (0.86) | 2.6 (0.3) | 6.4 (0.5) | 12.5 (0.7) | 5.5 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.3) | 20.3 (1.0) | 7.2 (0.6) | 28.1 (1.1) |
NB: Risky alcohol use defined as 4 or more standard drinks in past 30 days; illicit drug use risk defined as any drug use in past 30 days; unprotected sex risk defined as no protection against pregnancy of sexually transmitted diseases the last time the respondent had sexual intercourse; BMI (body mass index) risk defined as less than 18.5 or greater than 30; sleep risk defined as less than 7 hours per day or more than 11 hours per day on average; smoking risk defined as cigarette smoking in the past 30 days