The second section of the questionnaire included three categorical questions relating to
respondent demographics: age, gender, and country of permanent residence. A sample of
respondent characteristics (Table I) reveals a majority of the respondents were female
136 (representing 59.4 per cent of the sample) while 40.6 per cent were male. Of the 225
usable responses 48 per cent wereAustralian studentswhile 52 per centwere international
students. Investigation of the country of residence showed that the majority of
international students were from China (34 per cent) with significant numbers also from
Malaysia and Hong Kong. In terms of age groupings, as would be anticipated, the vast
majority of the sample (88 per cent) was in the age group 18-24 years.