Table 1.
Distribution of respondents (nonweighted and weighted).
| Characteristic | Nonweighted data | Weighted data | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 43 (14.2) | 46.3 (16.3) | |
| Age range (years), n (%) | |||
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18-24 | 118 (9.7) | 101 (8.9) |
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25-40 | 413 (34.1) | 340 (30.2) |
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41-60 | 464 (38.3) | 400 (35.5) |
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61-75 | 135 (11.1) | 227 (20.2) |
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>75 | 7 (0.6) | 59 (5.2) |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
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Women | 938 (80.7) | 582 (51.7) |
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Men | 194 (16.7) | 545 (48.3) |
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Nonbinary or transgender | 30 (2.6) | N/Aa |
| Education, n (%) | |||
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Completed years 7 to 12 high school | 240 (20.7) | 250 (22.2) |
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Vocational | 253 (21.8) | 239 (21.2) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 437 (37.7) | 406 (36.1) |
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Postgraduate degree | 230 (19.8) | 230 (20.4) |
| State or territory, n (%) | |||
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New South Wales | 695 (59.8) | 387 (34.4) |
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Victoria | 181 (15.6) | 305 (27.0) |
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Queensland | 127 (10.9) | 219 (19.4) |
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Western Australia | 91 (7.8) | 118 (10.5) |
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South Australia | 17 (1.5) | 57 (5.1) |
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Northern Territory | 19 (1.6) | 5 (0.4) |
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Australian Capital Territory | 19 (1.6) | 18 (1.6) |
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Tasmania | 13 (1.1) | 19 (1.7) |
| Remoteness, n (%) | |||
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Major cities | 709 (62.1) | 662 (58.8) |
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Inner regional | 256 (22.4) | 224 (19.9) |
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Outer regional | 112 (9.8) | 149 (13.2) |
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Remote | 20 (1.8) | 12 (1.1) |
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Very remote | 45 (3.9) | 58 (5.1) |
| Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |||
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Lowest (most disadvantaged) | 157 (13.8) | 188 (16.6) |
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Low | 252 (22.1) | 259 (23) |
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Middle | 210 (18.4) | 194 (17.2) |
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High | 193 (16.9) | 182 (16.1) |
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Highest (most advantaged) | 328 (28.8) | 282 (25.1) |
aN/A: not applicable.