Table 1.
Characteristics of young people from the general population, primary services, and specialist services (N=588).
| Characteristics | General population (n=306) | Primary services (n=229) | Specialist services (n=53) | ||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 21.20 (2.90) | 18.77 (3.48) | 21.08 (2.54) | ||||
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||
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Female | 222 (72.5) | 142 (62.0) | 26 (49) | |||
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Male | 58 (19) | 63 (27.5) | 26 (49) | |||
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Transgender | 1 (0.3) | 10 (4.4) | 0 (0) | |||
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Nonbinary | 14 (4.6) | 7 (3.1) | 1 (2) | |||
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Unspecified | 11 (3.6) | 7 (3.1) | 0 (0) | |||
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 6 (2) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (2) | ||||
| Current living situation, n (%) | |||||||
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Living with parents, caregivers, or siblings | 201 (65.7) | 191 (83.4) | 39 (74) | |||
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Living with friends | 29 (9.5) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |||
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Living with romantic partner | 30 (9.8) | 11 (4.8) | 0 (0) | |||
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Living in shared accommodation | 23 (7.5) | 9 (3.9) | 5 (9) | |||
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Living alone | 23 (7.5) | 14 (6.1) | 4 (8) | |||
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Homeless or couch surfing | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (6) | |||
| State of residence, n (%) | |||||||
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ACTa | 11 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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New South Wales | 31 (10.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Northern Territory | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Queensland | 16 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 16 (30) | |||
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South Australia | 10 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Tasmania | 17 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Victoria | 211 (69.0) | 229 (100) | 37 (70) | |||
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Western Australia | 9 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Employment status,b n (%) | |||||||
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Full-time student | 182 (59.5) | 126 (55.0) | 13 (25) | |||
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Part-time student | 35 (11.4) | 15 (6.6) | 3 (6) | |||
| Hours of study each week, mean (SD) | 24.98 (12.22) | 22.14 (17.96) | 16.43 (8.77) | ||||
| Full-time paid employment, n (%) | 54 (17.6) | 13 (5.7) | 3 (6) | ||||
| Part-time paid employment, n (%) | 103 (33.7) | 34 (14.8) | 9 (17) | ||||
| Hours of work each week, mean (SD) | 23.35 (13.33) | 19.72 (12.75) | 24.02 (11.68) | ||||
| Unpaid worker as a parent or carer, n (%) | 6 (2.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (2) | ||||
| Currently unemployed, n (%) | 43 (14.1) | 72 (31.4) | 30 (57) | ||||
| Mental health,c,d n (%) | |||||||
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Potential clinical depression | 133 (43.5) | 69 (62.7) | 30 (57) | |||
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Potential clinical anxiety | 152 (49.7) | 65 (59.1) | 31 (60) | |||
aACT: Australian Capital Territory.
bCategories are not mutually exclusive.
cPatient Health Questionnaire-2 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2.
dA score of ≥3 on the 2-item depression and anxiety screening measures indicates probable depressive or anxiety disorder (n=110).