Table 1 Profile of caregivers in the content analysis sub-sample (n = 160) and the total Wave 6 sample (n = 1239)
Distribution in content analysis sub-sample | Distribution in full sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | (n/N) | % | (n/N) | |
PRIMARY CAREGIVER CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
Gender | ||||
Female | 96.3 | (154/160) | 96.9 | (1201/1239) |
Male | 3.8 | (6/160) | 3.1 | (38/1239) |
Age (years) | ||||
21–30 | 33.1 | (53/160) | 29.7 | (368/1239) |
31–40 | 45.0 | (72/160) | 46.3 | (574/1239) |
41 and over | 21.9 | (35/160) | 24.0 | (297/1239) |
Indigenous identification | ||||
Aboriginal | 69.4 | (111/160) | 71.0 | (879/1238) |
Torres Strait Islander | 8.8 | (14/160) | 7.4 | (92/1238) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 5.0 | (8/160) | 3.7 | (46/1238) |
Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | 16.9 | (27/160) | 17.9 | (221/1238) |
Relationship to study child | ||||
Mother or step-mother | 88.8 | (142/160) | 88.0 | (1090/1239) |
Father or step-father | 3.8 | (6/160) | 2.9 | (36/1239) |
Grandmother, Aunty, or other | 7.5 | (12/160) | 9.1 | (113/1239) |
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
Level of remoteness | ||||
Major city | 24.4 | (39/160) | 27.8 | (344/1239) |
Inner regional area | 51.3 | (82/160) | 50.8 | (629/1239) |
Outer regional area | 10.6 | (17/160) | 12.8 | (158/1239) |
Remote or very remote | 13.8 | (22/160) | 8.7 | (108/1239) |
Number of Waves of LSIC completed | ||||
2–4 | 11.3 | (18/160) | 12.3 | (152/1239) |
5 | 24.4 | (39/160) | 22.6 | (280/1239) |
6 | 64.4 | (103/160) | 65.1 | (807/1239) |