Table 1 Demographic, immigrant experience and current social environment characteristics
Demographic characteristics | FUn | Comparison | Statistic | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (SD) | 15.0 (2.6) | 14.4 (2.1) | t2,133 = 1.49 | 0.14 |
Gender n (%) | χ2 1 = 20.49 | <0.001 | ||
Male | 60 (95.2) | 50 (63.3) | ||
Female | 3 (4.8) | 29 (36.7) | ||
Country of birth n (%) | ||||
Afghanistan | 4 (6.6) | 29 (37.2) | ||
Burma | 1 (1.6) | 9 (11.5) | ||
Iran | 5 (8.2) | 5 (6.4) | ||
Iraq | 23 (37.7) | 3 (3.8) | ||
Sierra Leone | 3 (4.9) | 17 (21.8) | ||
other African | 11 (18.0) | 7 (9.0) | ||
other Asian | 8 (13.1) | 7 (9.0) | ||
other | 6 (9.8) | 1 (1.3) | ||
Immigrant experience | ||||
Lived in 2 or more countries before coming to Australia | χ2 1 = 4.64 | 0.03 | ||
One country | 28 (47.5) | 23 (29.5) | ||
2 or more countries | 31 (52.5) | 55 (70.5) | ||
Year of arrival in Australia | χ2 2 = 25.98 | <0.001 | ||
this year | 17 (27.4) | 25 (31.6) | ||
last year | 21 (33.9) | 50 (63.3) | ||
more than one year ago | 24 (38.7) | 4 (5.1) | ||
Refugee or asylum seeker | χ2 1 = 7.66 | 0.006 | ||
not refugee or asylum seeker | 15 (25.9) | 6 (8.1) | ||
refugee or asylum seeker | 43 (74.1) | 68 (91.9) | ||
Years of schooling before arriving in Australia mean (SD) | 6.2 (4.1) | 6.0 (3.4) | t2,119 = 0.25 | 0.80 |
Knowledge of English before coming to Australia | χ2 2 = 2.68 | 0.26 | ||
No English | 24 (38.1) | 20 (25.6) | ||
A little/some English | 31 (49.2) | 48 (61.5) | ||
Very good English | 8 (12.7) | 10 (12.8) |