Stratified sampling strategy of target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
| Target populations numbers (2011 Census from regional city LGA) | Smoking prevalence (2008 NATSISS) | Per cent of target populations in regional city who smoke | Sample stratified by gender and age group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | Male N | Female N | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male N (% of total) | Female N (% of total) | Male N | Female N |
| 18–24 | 172 | 178 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 67 (13.9) | 71 (14.7) | 17 | 18 |
| 25–34 | 142 | 184 | 56 | 50.1 | 80 (16.6) | 92 (19) | 20 | 23 |
| 35–44 | 154 | 187 | 55.5 | 47.3 | 85 (17.6) | 88 (18.2) | 21 | 22 |
| Total | 468 | 549 | 232 (48.1) | 251 (51.9) | 58 | 63 | ||