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Table 1 Characteristics of participating parents

From: Parent attitudes, family dynamics and adolescent drinking: qualitative study of the Australian parenting guidelines for adolescent alcohol use

Characteristic

N (%) or mean (SD)

Gender of the parent

 - Male

5 (16%)

- Female

27 (84%)

Age

 - 35-44

10 (31%)

 - 45-54

19 (59%)

 - 55-64

2 (6%)

 - 65 or over

1 (3%)

Marital status

 - Married

25 (78%)

 - Divorced/Separated/Single

7 (22%)

Parents education

 - Less than yr 10

1 (3%)

 - Completed yr 10

5 (16%)

 - Completed Yr 12

8 (25%)

 - Tertiary diploma or degree

9 (28%)

 - Post graduate degree/s

8 (25%)

Employment

 - Full time/part time

28 (88%)

 - Unemployed

2 (6%)

 - Retired

1 (3%)

 - Full-time study

1 (3%)

Australian born

22 (69%)

Overseas born (one Canada, one Netherlands, one Fiji, one Ireland, two New Zealand, one South Africa, two USA and one Zimbabwe)

10 (31%)

Language spoken at home

 - English only

31 (97%)

 - English and another language

1 (3%) - Hindi