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Table 1 Participant and demographic data, by region

From: Diet quality, food security and traditional food intake of pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children 6 months to 5 years, living in eight remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

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Cape York

Central Australia

Participants

n = 256

n = 221

Women

82 (32%)

81 (37%)

 P°ù±ð²µ²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù

17 (7%)

6 (3%)

 B°ù±ð²¹²õ³Ù´Ú±ð±ð»å¾±²Ô²µ

65 (25%)

75 (34%)

Children

174 (68%)

140 (63%)

 6–12 months

16 (6%)

13 (6%)

 > 12 to 24 months

44 (17%)

35 (16%)

 > 2 to < 5 years

114 (45%)

92 (42%)

Household/primary carer demographic data

n = 162

n = 132

Total number of people who stayed at house last night

6.0 (2.5)

7.2 (2.3)

Highest qualifications/level of education completed

 P°ù¾±³¾²¹°ù²â

10 (6%)

24 (18%)

 Yr 10 or equivalent

86 (53%)

79 (60%)

 Yr 12 or equivalent

35 (22%)

20 (15%)

 Trade or university qualification

31(19%)

5 (4%)

 Never attended school/don’t know

n/aa

n/aa

Current employmentb

 Full time work

17 (10%)

14 (11%)

 Part time work

7 (4%)

9 (7%)

 Casual work

20 (12%)

15 (11%)

 Home duties

132 (81%)

15 (11%)

 Not working

26 (16%)

78 (59%)

â€Çȳٳܻå²â

13 (8%)

0 (0%)

Food preparation hardware and equipment

 Working stove, oven or other cooking facilities

134 (83%)

109 (83%)

 Benches in good working order

152 (94%)

130 (98%)

 Kitchen cupboards in good working order

138 (85%)

107 (81%)

 Working refrigerator

144 (89%)

119 (90%)

 Cooking and eating utensils that are in good working order

158 (98%)

124 (95%)

  1. asmall cell count size
  2. boptions were not mutually exclusive, therefore columns do not add up to 100%