Sampling approaches and geographic coverage in Mayi Kuwayu: the national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing

Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the Mayi Kuwayu baseline sample

Characteristics	n	%
Sex
Male	3729	37.9
Female	5858	59.5
Other	11	0.1
Missing	245	2.5
Age group
16–17	176	1.8
18–39	2787	28.3
40–59	3719	37.8
60 plus	2834	28.8
Missing	327	3.3
State/Territory
New South Wales	3324	33.8
Victoria	949	9.6
Queensland	2644	26.9
South Australia	424	4.3
Western Australia	1092	11.1
Tasmania	503	5.1
Northern Territory	683	6.9
Australian Capital Territory	144	1.5
Missing	80	0.8
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia	4048	41.1
Inner Regional Australia	2817	28.6
Outer Regional Australia	1864	18.9
Remote Australia	405	4.1
Very Remote Australia	667	6.8
Missing	42	0.4
Total	9843

ISSN: 1756-0500