| Total | Local | International | ||||||
n | % | Wt % | n | % | Wt % | n | % | Wt % | |
Current living arrangements | |||||||||
 Renting flat, apartment or house | 8001 | 54.2 | 54.5 | 3385 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 4616 | 85.1 | 85.2 |
 With parents/relatives, rent-free | 4220 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 4044 | 43.4 | 43.5 | 176 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
 University residence/college | 996 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 611 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 385 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
 Own/mortgaged home | 1065 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 921 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 144 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
 Boarding including paying rent to parents/relatives | 354 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 302 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
 Other | 116 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 65 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 51 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Current relationship status | |||||||||
 Single | 8011 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 4775 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 3236 | 59.7 | 59.6 |
 Dating | 4479 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 2976 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 1503 | 27.7 | 27.5 |
 Married/de facto | 2171 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 1513 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 658 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
 Other (Engaged, divorced, separated, widowed, undefined) | 86 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 60 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Involved in organised groups at university or elsewherea | 12429 | Â | Â | 7990 | Â | Â | 4439 | Â | Â |
  Social club or university group | 3432 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 2121 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 1311 | 29.5 | 29.4 |
  Sport or physical recreation group | 2967 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 2229 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 738 | 16.6 | 17.4 |
  Special interest/hobby group including online groups | 1658 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 1150 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 508 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Average number of hours spent on social media on typical day across past 2Â weeks | Â | ||||||||
  None | 667 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 496 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 171 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
  1—2 h | 6525 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 4534 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 1991 | 44.7 | 45.6 |
  3—5 h | 4058 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 2394 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 1664 | 37.4 | 36.5 |
  6 or more hours | 1202 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 576 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 626 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
Extent social media currently creates stress | |||||||||
  Not at all | 3315 | 26.6 | 27.3 | 2126 | 26.6 | 27.3 | 1189 | 26.7 | 27.4 |
  A little | 4078 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 2554 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 1524 | 34.2 | 34.0 |
  Somewhat | 3271 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 2073 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 1198 | 26.9 | 26.5 |
  A lot | 1431 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 973 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 458 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
  A great deal | 357 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 274 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 83 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Experienced any of the following while at Universityb | 12438 | Â | Â | 7993 | Â | Â | 4445 | Â | Â |
 Loneliness | 5319 | 42.8 | 42.4 | 3453 | 43.2 | 42.9 | 1866 | 42.0 | 41.5 |
 Family difficulties | 3077 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 2370 | 29.7 | 28.9 | 707 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
 Travelling/commuting difficulties | 2878 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 2395 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 483 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
 Relationship issues | 2704 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 1823 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 881 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
 Homesickness issues | 1964 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 850 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 1114 | 25.1 | 24.3 |
 Accommodation/living arrangements | 1809 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 1052 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 757 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
 | Mean | SD | Wt Mean | Mean | SD | Wt Mean | Mean | SD | Wt Mean |
Social support (MOS-SSS-6)c | 22.56 | 6.39 | 22.45 | 24.17 | 5.55 | 24.08 | 19.67 | 6.78 | 19.59 |
Acculturative stress (SAFE)d | 18.89 | 13.22 | 18.98 | 15.36 | 12.18 | 15.45 | 25.08 | 12.70 | 25.04 |