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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Affirming educational and workplace settings are associated with positive mental health and happiness outcomes for LGBTQA + youth in Australia

 

Education setting

Workplace

Cisgender

Trans or gender diverse

Cisgender

Trans or gender diverse

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender—cisgender

 Cisgender woman

3027

69.9

-

-

1945

67.8

-

-

 Cisgender man

1304

30.1

-

-

924

32.2

-

-

Gender—trans or gender diverse

 Trans woman

-

-

67

4.4

-

-

21

3.2

 Trans man

-

-

367

23.9

-

-

145

22.0

 Non-binary

-

-

1103

71.8

-

-

492

74.8

Sexual orientation

 Lesbian/gay

1415

32.7

277

18.0

961

33.5

109

16.6

 Bisexual

1702

39.4

333

21.7

1130

39.4

144

21.9

 Pansexual

324

7.5

299

19.5

205

7.2

104

15.8

 Queer

241

5.6

242

15.7

176

6.1

129

19.6

 Asexual

152

3.5

94

6.1

100

3.5

47

7.1

 Something else

488

11.3

292

19.0

293

10.2

125

19.0

Education

 Secondary school (high school)

2792

64.5

912

59.3

1509

55.3

293

49.3

 University

1129

26.1

365

23.7

955

35.0

203

34.2

 TAFE

216

5.0

143

9.3

149

5.5

60

10.1

 Other

194

4.5

117

7.6

115

4.2

38

6.4

Country of birth

 Australia born

3813

88.3

1384

90.2

2545

88.9

589

89.6

 Other English-speaking country

271

6.3

89

5.8

179

6.3

50

7.6

 Non-English-speaking country

235

5.4

61

4.0

139

4.9

18

2.7

Residential location

 Capital city, inner suburban

299

6.9

91

5.9

244

8.5

46

7.0

 Capital city, outer suburban

2587

59.7

839

54.7

1695

59.1

352

53.7

 Regional city or town

1019

23.5

419

27.3

650

22.7

178

27.1

 Rural/Remote

425

9.8

185

12.1

279

9.7

80

12.2