Table 1 Demographic characteristics and smoking status of whole sample (n = 330) and participants not consenting to provide a breath tests (n = 39)
|
Validation sample (n = 330) |
Participants not consenting to breath test (n = 39) | χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 186 | 56 | 17 | 44 | (χ2 = 1.79, p = 0.18) |
| Female | 144 | 44 | 22 | 56 | |
| Age | |||||
| ≤ 29 years | 45 | 14 | 5 | 13 | (χ2 = 1.64, df = 5, p = 0.90) |
| 30-39 years | 85 | 26 | 10 | 26 | |
| 40-49 years | 96 | 29 | 10 | 26 | |
| 50-59 years | 67 | 20 | 11 | 28 | |
| 60-69 years | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| 70 + years | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | |||||
| Yes | 39 | 12 | 3 | 8 | (χ2 = 0.51, p = 0.47) |
| No | 291 | 88 | 36 | 92 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married/single | 178 | 54 | 22 | 56 | (χ2 = 0.36, df = 4, p = 0.46) |
| Married | 24 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| De facto/living with partner | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Divorced/separated | 80 | 24 | 10 | 26 | |
| Widowed | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Highest level of education | |||||
| Primary school | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | (χ2 = 1.62, df = 4, p = 0.8) |
| High school years 7-10 | 157 | 48 | 15 | 38 | |
| High school years 11-12 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 18 | |
| TAFE | 56 | 17 | 8 | 21 | |
| University Degree | 49 | 15 | 8 | 21 | |
| Income | |||||
| < $200 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 13 | (χ2 = 7.4, df = 5, p = 0.19) |
| $200-$300 | 124 | 38 | 10 | 26 | |
| $300-$400 | 83 | 25 | 12 | 31 | |
| $400-$500 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | |
| < $500 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Prefer not to answer | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Employment | (χ2 = 6.8, df = 7, p = 0.45) | ||||
| Full time | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Part time/casual | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unemployed | 162 | 49 | 19 | 49 | |
| Student | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Unable to work | 15 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| Home duties | 36 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| Retired | 38 | 12 | 3 | 8 | |
| Other | 35 | 11 | 4 | 10 | |
| Smoking Status | |||||
| Daily | 181 | 55 | 17 | 44 | (χ2 = 1.9, df = 3, p = 0.6) |
| Occasional- weekly | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Occasional- monthly | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Non-smoker | 125 | 38 | 18 | 46 | |
