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Table 3 Participant demographics (n = 109)

From: Development and evaluation of the Good Grief program for young people bereaved by familial cancer

 

M

SD

Age (years)

16.63

3.39

 

na

%

Gender

 Female

74

67.9

 Male

35

32.1

Bereavement category

 Offspring

96

88.1

 Sibling

13

11.9

Country of birth

 Australia

105

97.2

 Canada

1

0.9

 England

1

0.9

 South Africa

1

0.9

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

8

7.4

Speak language other than English at home

6

5.6

Studying

89

82.4

 School

69

77.5

 Technical College (TAFE)

4

4.5

 University

16

18.0

Work

 Full-time

4

3.8

 Part-time

8

7.6

 Casual

39

37.1

 Voluntary

2

1.9

 Other work

3

2.9

 Not employed

55

52.4

  1. aMinor discrepancies in missing data have resulted in some totals not reaching 109. It should be noted that AYAs were able to choose more than one work category (e.g., if they were volunteering and working part-time)