Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 168 participants at their first F or T code diagnosis in ED during the study period

Mean Age

28.1 years (SD 4.3)

–

–

Proportion by age group (years)

15–19

6

4

20–24

40

24

25–29

66

39

30–34

52

31

35–39

3

2

40–44

1

1

Sex

Male

104

62

Female

64

38

Preferred Language

English

167

99

Vietnamese

1

1

Country of birth

Australia

137

82

Vietnam

8

5

England

3

2

New Zealand

3

2

Other

14

8

Missing

3

2

Marital status

Never married

70

42

De Facto

5

3

Married

2

1

Not stated/missing

91

54

Usual Accommodation

Private residence (with others)

115

68

Private residence (alone)

14

8

Supported Residential Service (community based)

4

2

Boarding house/Hostel

3

2

Homeless

3

2

Homeless shelter / Other refuge

2

2

Other

2

2

Not stated/missing

25

15