Table 1 Location, profile and age ranges of 17 focus groups run nationally across Australia
Location | Profile | Age range in years (mean) |
|---|---|---|
Sydney, NSW | Graduate employees at a leading accounting firm | 22-24 (23.0) |
Gosford, NSW | Local teenagers who occasionally use the youth centre | 16-19 (17.4) |
Lidcome, NSW | Call centre operators for a major alcohol company | 21-24 (22.8) |
Canberra, ACT | Trade apprentices | 16-19 (17.9) |
Sydney, NSW | Students attending s public high school | 16 (16.0) |
Sydney, NSW | Students attending a public high school | 16-17 (16.8) |
Wangara, WA | Trade apprentices from troubled backgrounds | 16-21 (19.0) |
Yangebup, WA | Regulars at a youth centre dedicated to developing leadership among Aboriginal young people | 16-22 (17.9) |
Maddington, WA | Local young people who frequent a youth centre in a low socio-economic area | 16-19 (17.1) |
Perth, WA | University students from private school backgrounds | 19-20 (19.1) |
Perth, WA | Young males identifying with diverse sexuality and gender. | 17-24 (19.5) |
Glen Forrest, WA | Students and apprentices | 20-21 (20.1) |
Perth WA | Students attending a Catholic high school | 16-17 (16.2) |
Broadmeadows. VIC | Recent Iraqi migrants | 16-24 (20.7) |
Torquay, VIC | Graphic designers for a major surfing brand | 22-24 (22.7) |
Box Hill, VIC | Young men who frequent a youth centre at Box Hill | 18-24 (20.9) |
Sydney, NSW | Lebanese Maronite Catholic Church group members | 18-24 (20.1) |