Contraception, punishment and women who use drugs

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

	N = 90
Age in years	Range 17-45	Mean 32
	N	%
Education
Attended tertiary education	8	8
Completed Yr 11 + 12	25	28
Employment
Employed part-time, full-time, casual	14	15
Relationship status
Single, separated, widowed, divorced	35	39
In a relationship, de facto, long-term boyfriend, married	55	61
Household income
<$20,000	73	81
Assets
Receiving benefits	82	91
Owns a car	25	28
Owns a home	6	7
Children
Number of women with at least one child living with them	68	75
Justice system
Ever remanded in custody or jailed	35	39
Drug use
Injected drugs in the last 12 months	83	92

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