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Table 2 Demographics of study population vs. Victorian female population

From: Contraception matters: indicators of poor usage of contraception in sexually active women attending family planning clinics in Victoria, Australia

Variable

At risk for unintended pregnancy % (n)

Not at risk for unintended pregnancy % (n)

Total sample %

Victorian female population 2006 census [10]%

Age group (years)

  16-19

43 (160)

26 (160)

32

7

  20-24

37 (137)

36 (220)

36

7

  25-29

9 (33)

14 (86)

12

7

  30-34

3 (12)

7 (42)

6

7

  35-39

2 (8)

8 (48)

6

8

  40-50

5 (20)

9 (52)

8

15

Highest education level completed

  University or Postgraduate

25 (91)

40 (244)

34

32

Country of Birth

  Australia

77 (286)

72 (435)

73

70

Language spoken at home

  English

90 (331)

91 (551)

90

75

Medical Insurance

  Health care card

41 (150)

32 (192)

35

 

  Private insurance

46 (170)

49 (293)

47

*

Household Income ($)

  ≥60,000

34 (99)

43 (215)

32

*

SEIFA score

  1-5

9 (33)

11 (69)

10

*

  6-8

22 (82)

23 (140)

23

 

  9-10

69 (253)

65 (394)

66

 
  1. * Data not available from Census.