Characteristic | % (N = 72)** |
---|---|
Mean age in years | 34 |
Mean years of school education | 9 |
Completed secondary education | 18 (13) |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (A&TSI) | 23 (16) |
Prison history | 56 (40) |
Currently homeless | 14 (10) |
Homeless in past 12 months | 45 (32) |
Currently in drug treatment | 61 (44) |
Source of income in past month (apart from sex work)* | Â |
   wage or salary | 6 (4) |
   government pension | 89 (64) |
   criminal activity | 17 (12) |
   child support | 6 (4) |
Sex work as main source of income in past month | 93 (67) |
Left home before 16 years of age | 61 (44) |