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 |