The DRUID study: racism and self-assessed health status in an indigenous population

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Characteristics of DRUID participants (n = 164 for categorical variables)

Categorical variables	Number*	%*
Sex
Male	53	32
Female	111	68
Age group (years)
16-24	26	16
25-34	36	22
35-44	42	26
45-54	38	23
55-64	15	9
65+	7	4
Marital status
Never Married	38	23
Married/de facto	88	54
Separated/divorced/widowed	38	23
Gross weekly household equivalised income ($AU)
1-199	42	26
200-499	63	38
500+	59	36
Household tenure
Owned/being purchased	82	50
Rented/other	82	50
Household composition
All Indigenous members	97	59
Indigenous and non-Indigenous members	67	41
Level of education
Less than Year 10	34	21
Year 10/12	41	25
Non-degree qualifications	65	40
Degree	24	15
Identifies with a clan, tribe or language group
Yes	118	72
No	46	28
Recognises homeland/traditional country
Yes	129	78
No	35	22
Discrimination-related stress
Yes	121	74
No	43	26
Composite variables	Range	Mean (SD)
Interpersonal racism	0-24	5.5 (5.4)
10-item acute stress	0-18	4.8 (4.4)
20-item chronic stress	0-52	11.9 (8.6)
30-item total stress	0-67	15.8 (11.9)
Optimism	12-30	21.0 (4.1)
Lack of control	0-12	3.4 (2.9)
Positive social connections	6-18	15.3 (2.9)
Negative social connections	5-13	8.2 (2.2)
Instrumental social connections	1-10	6.2 (2.0)
Scored variables	Range	Median (SD)
SF-12 Mental Component Score	19.7-65.8	47.9 (10.5)
SF-12 Physical Component Score	18.1-66.1	51.0 (9.1)
Individual MIRE items (n = 164)	Range	Mean (SD)
Employment	0-4	0.76 (1.08)
Domestic	0-4	0.44 (0.85)
Educational/academic	0-4	0.56 (0.97)
Recreational/leisure	0-4	0.49 (0.83)
Law (enforcement)	0-4	0.48 (0.89)
Health care	0-3	0.38 (0.75)
Government service provision	0-3	0.51 (0.89)
Other service provision	0-4	0.93 (1.05)
Public settings	0-4	0.93 (0.99)

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