Mean age (years) | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 0.50 | 0.42 |
Female (%) | 154 (78.6) | 65 (82.3) | 365 (78.0) | 0.46 | 0.97 |
Not born in Australia (%) | 21 (10.7) | 4 (5.1) | 60 (12.8) | 0.06 | 0.53 |
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander (%) | 4 (2.0) | 2 (2.5) | 14 (3.0) | 1.00 | 0.70 |
Region of residence |
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| 0.29 | 0.21 |
Major city (%) | 147 (75.0) | 54 (68.4) | 317 (67.7) |
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Inner regional (%) | 33 (16.8) | 17 (21.5) | 88 (18.8) |
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Outer regional (%) | 12 (6.1) | 5 (6.3) | 43 (9.2) |
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Remote (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.9) |
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Very remote (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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Occupation |
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| 0.70 | 0.42 |
School (%) | 35 (17.9) | 11 (13.9) | 98 (20.9) |
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University/tertiary (%) | 60 (30.6) | 26 (32.9) | 128 (27.4) |
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Full time work (%) | 62 (31.6) | 27 (34.2) | 149 (31.8) |
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Part time or casual work (%) | 23 (11.7) | 7 (8.8) | 37 (7.9) |
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Looking for work (%) | 8 (40.8) | 3 (3.8) | 31 (6.6) |
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Work + study (%) | 4 (2.0) | 3 (3.8) | 4 (0.9) |
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Parenting/domestic (%) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (1.3) | 12 (2.6) |
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Other (%) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (1.5) |
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Sexual history |
Mean age of first intercourse (years) | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 0.15 | 0.42 |
Mean no. of sexual partners ever | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.83 | 0.57 |
Mean no. of sexual partners last 12 months | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.31 | 0.88 |
Use condoms always (%) | 41 (20.9) | 20 (25.3) | 100 (21.4) | 0.62 | 0.95 |
Had chlamydia test in past 6 months (%) | 60 (30.6) | 26 (32.9) | 127 (27.1) | 0.49 | 0.57 |
Had a previous diagnosis of chlamydia (%) | 26 (13.3) | 13 (16.5) | 85 (18.2) | 0.56 | 0.21 |
Substance use history |
Daily smoker past 12 months (%) | 37 (18.9) | 17 (21.5) | 102 (21.8) | 0.80 | 0.44 |
Drink 5 or more standard drinks at a time (%) past 2 weeks | 93 (47.4) | 47 (59.5) | 201 (42.9) | 0.67 | 0.95 |
Marijuana use (any) past month (%) | 30 (15.3) | 10 (13.9) | 81 (17.3) | 0.45 | 0.66 |
Other illicit drug use (any) past month (%) | 23 (11.7) | 10 (13.9) | 52 (11.1) | 0.60 | 0.83 |