|
0-3mo (n = 5270) %
|
3-6mo (n = 1094) %
|
6-12mo (n = 1978) %
|
1-3 yr. (n = 6145) %
|
3 + yr. (n = 6263) %
|
All (n = 20,750) %
|
Years retention
|
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M (SD)
|
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Gender
|
Female
|
83.3
|
79.5
|
82.0
|
79.4
|
78.5
|
80.4
|
2.3 (2.7)
|
Male
|
16.7
|
20.5
|
18.0
|
20.6
|
21.5
|
19.6
|
2.5 (2.7)
|
SEIFA decile
|
1: Most disadvantaged
|
7.3
|
5.4
|
6.3
|
12.0
|
8.8
|
9.1
|
2.6 (2.3)
|
2
|
9.7
|
9.8
|
6.6
|
8.5
|
11.2
|
9.5
|
2.7 (2.6)
|
3
|
6.6
|
7.8
|
6.9
|
8.6
|
8.2
|
7.9
|
2.5 (2.3)
|
4
|
11.3
|
10.6
|
12.2
|
13.6
|
10.3
|
11.8
|
2.4 (2.4)
|
5
|
10.4
|
13.7
|
10.2
|
12.2
|
9.8
|
10.9
|
2.3 (2.3)
|
6
|
10.2
|
9.9
|
14.9
|
10.4
|
9.3
|
10.4
|
2.5 (2.7)
|
7
|
16.3
|
10.3
|
12.1
|
9.3
|
9.0
|
10.9
|
2.1 (2.5)
|
8
|
9.6
|
8.6
|
9.4
|
9.3
|
14.5
|
11.0
|
3.3 (3.3)
|
9
|
9.3
|
13.6
|
11.1
|
8.2
|
9.0
|
9.3
|
2.4 (2.6)
|
10: Least disadvantaged
|
9.4
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
7.9
|
9.9
|
9.2
|
2.9 (3.2)
|
Occupation
|
Employed
|
22.3
|
22.3
|
21.7
|
21.0
|
18.8
|
20.8
|
2.2 (2.5)
|
Self-employed
|
3.0
|
3.8
|
4.6
|
4.2
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
2.2 (2.2)
|
Semi-retired
|
4.8
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
4.1
|
4.8
|
2.0 (2.0)
|
Retired
|
48.9
|
46.9
|
44.2
|
47.0
|
47.7
|
47.4
|
2.3 (2.6)
|
Student
|
1.5
|
2.4
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
2.0 (2.0)
|
Home duties
|
5.9
|
8.6
|
11.0
|
10.0
|
10.4
|
9.1
|
2.8 (2.9)
|
Unemployed
|
4.6
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
2.5
|
3.5
|
1.7 (2.1)
|
Other
|
9.1
|
7.3
|
6.3
|
7.2
|
11.2
|
8.8
|
3.1 (3.5)
|
English first language
|
Yes
|
75.5
|
92.0
|
87.4
|
91.9
|
85.8
|
85.5
|
2.3 (2.5)
|
No
|
24.5
|
8.0
|
12.6
|
8.1
|
14.2
|
14.5
|
2.5 (3.6)
|
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
|
Yes
|
1.4
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
2.6 (2.3)
|
No
|
98.6
|
99.3
|
99.2
|
98.9
|
98.1
|
98.6
|
2.4 (2.7)
|
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aTable indicates the numbers included in each set of analyses