| Description | N (responses) | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
State (n = 309) | |||
 | Australian Capital Territory | 14 | 4.53% |
 | New South Wales | 91 | 29.45% |
 | Northern Territory | 0 | 0.00% |
 | Queensland | 48 | 15.54% |
 | South Australia | 28 | 9.06% |
 | Tasmania | 3 | 0.97% |
 | Victoria | 95 | 30.74% |
 | Western Australia | 30 | 9.71% |
Education (n = 307) | |||
 | High school- year 10 | 30 | 9.77% |
 | High school- year 12 | 35 | 11.40% |
 | Vocational College | 55 | 17.91% |
 | Bachelor’s degree | 90 | 29.32% |
 | Postgraduate degree | 97 | 31.60% |
Ethnicity (n = 308) | |||
 | European/Anglo Saxon/Caucasian | 285 | 92.53% |
 | Asian | 5 | 1.62% |
 | Oceanic (incl. Australian and New Zealand first peoples, Polynesian and Micronesian) | 13 | 4.22% |
 | North/South/Central American | 2 | 0.65% |
 | Mixed ethnicity | 2 | 0.65% |
 | Indian | 1 | 0.33% |
Employment (n = 308) | |||
 | Employee | 140 | 45.46% |
 | Self-employed | 33 | 10.71% |
 | Home duties/caring for children or family | 15 | 4.87% |
 | In education (going to school, university, etc.) | 4 | 1.30% |
 | Doing voluntary work | 10 | 3.25% |
 | Unable to work because of illness | 6 | 1.95% |
 | Unable to work for other reasons | 1 | 0.32% |
 | Retired | 99 | 32.14% |
Relationship Status (n = 309) | |||
 | Single | 39 | 12.62% |
 | Married/De Facto (living with partner) | 230 | 74.43% |
 | In a relationship but not living with partner | 7 | 2.27% |
 | Divorced/separated | 24 | 7.77% |
 | Widowed | 9 | 2.91% |
Diagnoses (n = 308) | |||
 | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) | 33 | 10.71% |
 | Localised breast cancer | 252 | 81.82% |
 | Metastatic breast cancer | 14 | 4.55% |
 | Inflammatory breast cancer | 2 | 0.65% |
 | Other including second primary | 7 | 2.27% |