Mobile phones are a viable option for surveying young Australian women: a comparison of two telephone survey methods

Table 2 Response to main survey questions by contact method

	All		Contact Method
			Fixed-line		Mobile		P-value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total participants	268		140		128
*Age group, years**							0.7
18-20 yrs	47	17.5	27	19.3	20	15.6
21-25 yrs	62	23.1	34	24.3	28	21.9
26-30 yrs	91	34.0	43	30.7	48	37.5
31-39 yrs	68	25.4	36	25.7	32	25.0
State of residence*							0.9
New South Wales	89	33.2	47	33.6	42	32.8
Victoria	69	25.7	34	24.3	35	27.3
Queensland	55	20.5	29	20.7	26	20.3
Other states	55	20.5	30	21.4	25	19.5
Residence according to accessibility index**							0.2
Major city	167	63.5	82	59.4	85	68.0
Indigenous							0.2
Yes	12	4.5	4	2.9	8	6.3
Country of birth							0.6
Australia	192	71.6	102	72.9	90	70.3
Speaks a language other than English at home							0.5
Yes	56	20.9	27	19.3	29	22.7
Highest education reached							0.6
University degree or higher	92	34.5	50	36.0	42	32.8
Currently living at home with parents***							0.003
Yes	83	43.7	53	54.1	30	32.6
Relationship status							0.7
Single	87	32.5	44	31.4	43	33.6
Have a mobile phone
Yes	-	-	135	97.1	-	-
Have a landline at home
Yes	-	-	-	-	77	60.6
Received HPV vaccine							0.6
Yes	137	51.7	74	53.2	63	50.0
Had diagnosis of genital warts							0.9
Yes	17	6.5	9	6.6	8	6.4
Had Pap smear							0.2
Yes	197	73.8	98	70.5	99	77.3
Tested for chlamydia							0.3
Yes	84	33.2	48	36.1	36	30.0
Ever been pregnant							0.07
Yes	122	45.5	71	50.7	51	39.8

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