Breathalysing and surveying river users in Australia to understand alcohol consumption and attitudes toward drowning risk

Table 1 Demographics of river users surveyed (N = 684)

	Total		Male		Female		X² (p value)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	X² (p value)
Total	684	100.0	331	48.4	353	51.6	0.399 (p = 0.527)
Age group
18–34 years	335	49.0	162	48.4	173	51.6	0.000 (p = 0.986)
35–54 years	251	36.7	120	47.8	131	52.2	0.054 (p = 0.816)
55+ years	98	14.3	49	50.0	49	50.0	0.118 (p = 0.731)
Remoteness classification of respondent’s residential postcode
Major Cities	123	18.0	81	65.9	42	34.1	17.308 (p < 0.001)
Inner Regional	391	57.2	169	43.2	222	56.8	12.547 (p < 0.001)
Outer Regional, Remote & Very Remote	146	21.3	73	50.0	73	50.0	2.343 (p = 0.343)
Unknown/International	24	3.5	8	33.3	16	66.7	–
Country of Birth
Australia	577	84.4	289	50.1	288	49.9	4.242 (p = 0.039)
Outside Australia	107	15.6	42	39.3	65	60.7	4.242 (p = 0.039)
IRSAD classification of respondent’s residential postcode
Low	118	17.3	58	49.2	60	50.8	2.390 (p = 0.122)
High	113	16.5	67	59.3	46	40.7	2.390 (p = 0.122)
Other/Unknown/International	453	66.2	206	45.5	247	54.5	–

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