| Validation sample (n = 330) | Participants not consenting to breath test (n = 39) | χ2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | N | % | N | % |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 186 | 56 | 17 | 44 | (χ2 = 1.79, p = 0.18) |
   Female | 144 | 44 | 22 | 56 |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 39 | 12 | 3 | 8 | (χ2 = 0.51, p = 0.47) |
   No | 291 | 88 | 36 | 92 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < $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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |  |