Qualitative exploration of the impact of employment and volunteering upon the health and wellbeing of African refugees settled in regional Australia: a refugee perspective

Table 3 Participant Characteristics^b

Characteristic	Category	Participants (N = 9)
Sex	Male	7
Sex	Female	2
Age in years (mean ± SD^a)	–	38.3 (±10.6)
Years living in Australia (mean ± SD)	–	7.4 (±4.7)
Employed	Yes	6
Employed	No	3
Volunteering	Yes	5
Volunteering	No	4
Region of origin ^b	North-eastern Africa
Region of origin ^b	West Africa
Previous employment experience	Yes	5
Previous employment experience	No	4

^a SD standard deviation
^b To ensure participant confidentiality, information on participant employment or country of origin has been withheld

ISSN: 1471-2458