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Table 2 Demographic data

From: Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Australian culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a cross-sectional survey

  

na

%

LGA

Rural Council 1

298

26.2

 

Metropolitan Council 1

335

29.4

 

Metropolitan Council 2

226

19.8

 

Rural Council 2

280

24.6

Gender

Male

541

47.5

 

Female

580

50.9

Age

18-24

257

22.6

 

25-34

246

21.6

 

35-44

217

19.1

 

45-54

155

13.6

 

55-64

75

6.6

 

65+

39

3.4

Visibility

Low

88

7.7

 

Medium

146

12.8

 

High

628

55.1

 

Very high

262

23.0

Education

Tertiary qualifications

271

23.8

 

Trade or TAFE

141

12.4

 

Higher School Certificate

267

23.4

 

School certificate

109

9.6

 

Primary school

79

6.9

 

Other

119

10.4

Religion

Buddhism

44

3.9

 

Christianity

351

30.8

 

Hinduism

69

6.1

 

Islam

435

38.2

 

Sikhism

53

4.7

 

Other

8

0.7

 

None

50

4.4

Country of birth

Australia/New Zealand

69

5.8

 

Middle East

306

25.6

 

Africa

259

21.7

 

East Asia

166

13.9

 

South Asia

122

10.2

 

Pacific Islands

116

9.7

 

Europe

74

6.2

 

Americas

4

0.4

Level of experiences

None

418

36.7

 

Low

264

23.2

 

Medium

251

22.0

 

High

206

18.1

Time in Australia

0-5

366

37.5

(years)

5-10

244

25.1

 

10-15

111

11.4

 

15-20

89

9.1

 

20+

165

16.7

  1. aN may not add to 1139 due to missing values; percentages may not add to 100 per cent due to rounding.