Table 1 Characteristics of women participating in the survey and women attending the clinic
Women participating in the survey (n = 209) | All women attending Ashfield clinic in 2011 (n = 6242) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | (95% CI) | n | % | (95% CI) | |||
Age | ||||||||
18–24 years | 43 | 20.5 | (15.3-26.7) | 946 | 15.1 | (14.2-16.0) | p = 0.113 | |
25–34 years | 56 | 26.7 | (20.9-33.3) | 1907 | 30.5 | (29.4-31.7) | ||
35–44 years | 48 | 22.9 | (17.4-29.2) | 1629 | 26.1 | (25.0-27.2) | ||
45 + years | 54 | 25.8 | (20.0-32.3) | 1760 | 28.2 | (27.0-29.3) | ||
Missing data | 8 | 3.8 | (1.6-7.4) | |||||
Highest level of education | ||||||||
Did not finish high-school | 8 | 3.8 | (1.6-7.4) | |||||
Finished high-school* | 32 | 15.3 | (10.7-20.9) | 1850 | 29.6 | (28.5-30.7) | p < 0.001 | |
TAFE or similar# | 52 | 24.8 | (19.1-31.3) | 1368 | 21.9 | (20.9-22.9) | ||
University degree | 108 | 51.6 | (44.6-58.6) | 2962 | 47.4 | (46.2-48.7) | ||
Missing data | 9 | 4.3 | (1.9-8.0) | |||||
Country of birth | ||||||||
Australia | 130 | 62.2 | (55.2-68.8) | 3616 | 57.9 | (56.6-59.1) | p = 0.218 | |
United Kingdom | 9 | 4.3 | (1.9-8.0) | 328 | 5.2 | (4.7-5.8) | ||
New Zealand | 6 | 2.8 | (1.0-6.1) | 186 | 2.9 | (2.5-3.4) | ||
China | 6 | 2.8 | (1.0-6.1) | 405 | 6.4 | (5.9-7.1) | ||
Other | 49 | 23.4 | (17.8-29.7) | 1707 | 27.3 | (26.2-28.4) | ||
Missing data | 9 | 4.3 | (1.9-8.0) | |||||
Language spoken at home | ||||||||
English | 183 | 87.5 | (82.3-91.7) | 5297 | 84.8 | (83.9-85.7) | p = 0.014 | |
Other | 18 | 8.6 | (5.1-13.2) | 945 | 15.1 | (14.2-16.0) | ||
Missing data | 8 | 3.8 | (1.6-7.4) | |||||