Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 542)
Program Year | |||||
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Variable | Category | 2017 (n = 79 fathers, n = 89 daughters) | 2018 (n = 96 fathers, n = 103 daughters) | 2019 (n = 82 fathers, n = 93 daughters | Total Sample (n = 257 fathers, n = 285 daughters) |
Age of father at baseline (years) | mean (SD) | 42.1 (5.4) | 38.6 (10.1) | 39.7 (10.6) | 40.0 (9.2) |
Age of child at baseline | mean (SD) | 7.8 (1.7) | 7.5 (1.8) | 7.9 (2.0) | 7.7 (1.9) |
SEIFA decile categorya | Low (1–3) | 1 (1.3%) | 5 (5.2%) | 2 (2.4%) | 8 (3.1%) |
Medium (4–7) | 50 (63.3%) | 65 (67.7%) | 51 (62.2%) | 166 (64.6%) | |
High (8–10) | 28 (35.4%) | 26 (27.1%) | 29 (35.4%) | 83 (32.3%) | |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status of father | Not indigenous | 78 (98.7%) | 95 (99.0%) | 81 (98.8%) | 254 (98.8%) |
Aboriginal Australian | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (1.2%) | |
Torres Strait Islander | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Australian born | No | 13 (16.5%) | 12 (12.5%) | 8 (9.8%) | 33 (12.8%) |
Yes | 66 (83.5%) | 84 (87.5%) | 74 (90.2%) | 224 (87.2%) | |
Relationship status | Single | 2 (2.5%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.2%) |
In a relationship | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.0%) | 2 (2.4%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
Living with a partner | 11 (13.9%) | 6 (6.3%) | 6 (7.3%) | 23 (9.0%) | |
Married | 60 (76.0%) | 84 (87.5%) | 69 (84.2%) | 213 (82.9%) | |
Separated | 4 (5.1%) | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (3.7%) | 8 (3.1%) | |
Divorced | 1 (1.3%) | 3 (3.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 5 (2.0%) | |
Don’t want to answer | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Highest level of qualification | School certificate (Yr 10 or equiv) | 2 (2.5%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.6%) |
Higher school certificate (Yr 12 or equiv) | 5 (6.3%) | 4 (4.2%) | 4 (4.9%) | 13 (5.1%) | |
Trade/Apprentice | 7 (8.9%) | 10 (10.4%) | 9 (11.0%) | 26 (10.1%) | |
Certificate/Diploma | 10 (12.7%) | 11 (11.5%) | 11 (13.4%) | 32 (12.5%) | |
University degree | 30 (38.0%) | 42 (43.8%) | 37 (45.1%) | 109 (42.4%) | |
Higher University Degree | 25 (31.7%) | 26 (27.1%) | 21 (25.6%) | 72 (28.0%) | |
Don’t want to answer | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Employment status | Full-time paid | 69 (87.3%) | 89 (92.7%) | 74 (90.2%) | 232 (90.3%) |
Part-time paid | 7 (8.9%) | 4 (4.2%) | 5 (6.1%) | 16 (6.2%) | |
Unemployed | 3 (3.8%) | 1 (1.0%) | 2 (2.4%) | 6 (2.3%) | |
Don’t want to answer | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (1.2%) | |
Student status | No | 72 (91.1%) | 91 (94.8%) | 75 (91.5%) | 238 (92.6%) |
Yes, part-time student | 7 (8.9%) | 2 (2.1%) | 6 (7.3%) | 15 (5.8%) | |
Yes, full-time student | 0 (0%) | 3 (3.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
Yearly income of household | $1 to $18,200 | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) |
$18,201 to $37,000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
$37,001 to $60,000 | 5 (6.3%) | 3 (3.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 9 (3.5%) | |
$60,001 to $80,000 | 1 (1.3%) | 3 (3.1%) | 3 (3.7%) | 7 (2.7%) | |
$80,001 to $100,000 | 8 (10.1%) | 6 (6.3%) | 5 (6.1%) | 19 (7.4%) | |
$100,001 to $120,000 | 7 (8.9%) | 7 (7.3%) | 7 (8.5%) | 21 (8.2%) | |
$120,001 to $140,000 | 7 (8.9%) | 13 (13.5%) | 7 (8.5%) | 27 (10.5%) | |
$140,001 to $160,000 | 14 (17.7%) | 10 (10.4%) | 7 (8.5%) | 31 (12.1%) | |
$160,001 to $180,000 | 8 (10.1%) | 12 (12.5%) | 13 (15.9%) | 33 (12.8%) | |
$180,001 or more | 25 (31.7%) | 36 (37.5%) | 33 (40.2%) | 94 (36.6%) | |
Don’t know | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Don’t want to answer | 3 (3.8%) | 6 (6.3%) | 4 (4.9%) | 13 (5.1%) | |
Enrolled daughters per family | One | 69 (87.3%) | 89 (92.7%) | 72 (87.8%) | 230 (89.5%) |
Two | 10 (12.7%) | 7 (7.3%) | 9 (11.0%) | 26 (10.1%) | |
Three | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Previous participant (before 2017) | No | 73 (92.4%) | 88 (91.7%) | 63 (76.8%) | 224 (87.2%) |
Yes | 6 (7.6%) | 8 (8.3%) | 19 (23.2%) | 33 (12.8%) | |