Table 1.

Survey respondent demographics

Sample characteristics compared with Population of the Western NSW Regions Surveyed
Demographic characteristic	Sample (n=701)	Population of the Western NSW regions	Chi Square test
Age brackets (Valid %)
18-29	21.6%	15.4%
30-49	33.6%	31.5%	p=0.000
50-69	31.2%	33.5%
70+	13.6%	19.5%
Gender
Female	436 (63.4%)	50.10%	p= 0.000
Male	249 (36.6%)	49.90%
Proportion of First Nations respondents
Aboriginal/TSI	60 (8.6%)	13%	p= 0.000
Non Aboriginal/TSI or Prefer not to say	641 (91.4%)	87%