| N = 90 | |
---|---|---|
Age in years | Range 17-45 | Mean 32 |
 | N | % |
Education | Â | Â |
Attended tertiary education | 8 | 8 |
Completed Yr 11 + 12 | 25 | 28 |
Employment | Â | Â |
Employed part-time, full-time, casual | 14 | 15 |
Relationship status | Â | Â |
Single, separated, widowed, divorced | 35 | 39 |
In a relationship, de facto, long-term boyfriend, married | 55 | 61 |
Household income | Â | Â |
<$20,000 | 73 | 81 |
Assets | Â | Â |
Receiving benefits | 82 | 91 |
Owns a car | 25 | 28 |
Owns a home | 6 | 7 |
Children | Â | Â |
Number of women with at least one child living with them | 68 | 75 |
Justice system | Â | Â |
Ever remanded in custody or jailed | 35 | 39 |
Drug use | Â | Â |
Injected drugs in the last 12 months | 83 | 92 |