Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and behaviour(s) of concern for the sample of online participants (n = 1052) who completed the participant questionnaire.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 546 (51.9) |
| Female | 492 (46.8) |
| Transgender female | 0 (0) |
| Transgender male | 1 (0.09) |
| Non-binary/ indeterminate | 8 (0.7) |
| Not stated | 4 (0.3) |
| Age | |
| Under 18 | 3 (0.2) |
| 18–24 | 67 (6.3) |
| 25–34 | 219 (20.8) |
| 35–44 | 275 (26.1) |
| 45–54 | 265 (25.1) |
| 55–64 | 186 (17.6) |
| 65+ | 37 (3.5) |
| Ethnicity and Cultural Identification | |
| Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | 1026 (97.5) |
| Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander | 22 (2.09) |
| Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 4 (0.38) |
| Participant Locationa | |
| New South Wales | 543 (51.6) |
| Victoria | 272 (25.8) |
| Queensland | 120 (11.4) |
| South Australia | 37 (3.5) |
| Western Australia | 34 (3.2) |
| Australian Capital Territory | 15 (1.4) |
| Tasmania | 8 (0.76) |
| Northern Territory | 4 (0.38) |
| International | 5 (0.47) |
| Participant remoteness categorya,b | |
| Major City | 753 (71.5) |
| Inner Regional | 210 (19.9) |
| Outer Regional | 51 (4.8) |
| Remote | 9 (0.8) |
| Very remote | 9 (0.8) |
| Behaviour(s) of concern that prompted group attendancec | |
| Alcohol | 761 (72.33) |
| Tobacco | 139 (13.21) |
| Methamphetamine | 136 (12.92) |
| Cannabis | 132 (12.54) |
| Other drugs | 187 (17.77) |
| Food | 96 (9.12) |
| Gambling | 51 (4.84) |
| Sex | 45 (4.27) |
| Shopping | 42 (3.99) |
| Porn | 30 (2.85) |
| Internet | 18 (1.71) |
| Other behaviours | 83 (7.88) |
| None | 16 (1.52) |
Note.aMissing data for 15 participants did not provide their postcode; bDoes not include the 5 international participants; cParticipants could select more than one behaviour.