Western Australia (Ngaanyatjarra) 1, 2, 9 A more detailed table, listing all of the 80 communities that have been included in one or more studies, and the occasions on which data has been collected, is at Appendix Three, Table 9-1. In this report, these 17 communities have been analysed as a subsample to examine trends in prevalence of petrol sniffing over the total period covered by the studies. Availability of LAF and RULP in sample communities In 2011, when this study began, LAF was available in 30 of the 41 communities (73.2%) being studied. By 2013 to 2014, the number had risen to 31 the net gain of 1 being a – result of two communities abandoning LAF in the intervening period and three new ones starting to stock it. Of the two outlets that stopped stocking LAF during the course of the study, one did so because of a perceived commercial disadvantage vis a vis another outlet, while the other case was a response to a belief in the community that LAF was harmful to boat engines. Table 44a: Availability of LAF and RULP in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 RULP available RULP not available LAF available 2 29 LAF not available 3 7 Table 44b: Total LAF availability in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 Total LAF available 31 LAF not available 10 Table 44c: Total RULP availability in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 Total RULP available 5 RULP not available 36 As Table 4-4a through to Table 4-4c show, in two communities where LAF was available in 2013 to 2014, RULP was also sold. By contrast, in seven communities neither LAF nor RULP was available. Data analysis Quantitative data relating to the 41 communities in the original study design were analysed by means of descriptive statistics, using statistical analysis package IBM SPSS Version 22. Qualitative data for the same sample were analysed by means of a combination of a priori themes derived from questions included in the Community
Western Australia (Ngaanyatjarra) 1, 2, 9 A more detailed table, listing all of the 80 communities that have been included in one or more studies, and the occasions on which data has been collected, is at Appendix Three, Table 9-1. In this report, these 17 communities have been analysed as a subsample to examine trends in prevalence of petrol sniffing over the total period covered by the studies. Availability of LAF and RULP in sample communities In 2011, when this study began, LAF was available in 30 of the 41 communities (73.2%) being studied. By 2013 to 2014, the number had risen to 31 – the net gain of 1 being a result of two communities abandoning LAF in the intervening period and three new ones starting to stock it. Of the two outlets that stopped stocking LAF during the course of the study, one did so because of a perceived commercial disadvantage vis a vis another outlet, while the other case was a response to a belief in the community that LAF was harmful to boat engines. Table 44a: Availability of LAF and RULP in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 RULP available RULP not available LAF available 2 29 LAF not available 3 7 Table 44b: Total LAF availability in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 Total LAF available 31 LAF not available 10 Table 44c: Total RULP availability in sample communities in 2013 to 2014 Total RULP available 5 RULP not available 36 As Table 4-4a through to Table 4-4c show, in two communities where LAF was available in 2013 to 2014, RULP was also sold. By contrast, in seven communities neither LAF nor RULP was available. Data analysis Quantitative data relating to the 41 communities in the original study design were analysed by means of descriptive statistics, using statistical analysis package IBM SPSS Version 22. Qualitative data for the same sample were analysed by means of a combination of a priori themes derived from questions included in the Community
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