Table 2 Participant Demographic Characteristics by ASGC (remoteness) category
From: Social determinants of psychological wellness for children and adolescents in rural NSW
Variable | Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC) | p value | Total (n = 539)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inner Regional (n = 164)a | Outer regional (n = 205)a | Remote (n = 118)a | Very remote (n = 52)a | |||
Child age Group | ||||||
 4–10 years | 64 (25.6%)*, (n = 43, m = 7.33, SD = 2.01) | 90 (36%), (n = 59, m = 7.15, SD = 2.024) | 71 (28.4%)*, (n = 52, m = 7.19, SD = 2.11) | 25 (10%), (n = 15, m = 6.93, SD = 1.71) |  | 250 (46.8%), (n = 169, m = 7.19, SD = 2.02) |
 11–17 years | 97 (34.2%)*, (n = 75, m = 13.72, SD = 1.91) | 114 (40.1%), (n = 89, m = 14.09, SD = 1.84) | 47 (16.5%)*, (n = 42, m = 13.14, SD = 2.04) | 26 (9.2%), (n = 21, m = 13.90, SD = 1.92) |  | 284 (53.2%), (n = 227, m = 13.78, SD = 1.91) |
 Total | 161 (30.1%) | 204 (38.2%) | 118 (22.1%) | 51 (9.6%) | .006 | 534 (99.07%) |
Child gender | ||||||
 Female | 56 (28.1%) | 83 (41.7%) | 46 (23.1%) | 14 (7%) | .206 | 199 (36.9%) |
 Male | 65 (32.0%) | 67 (33.0%) | 48 (23.6%) | 23 (11.3%) |  | 203 (37.7%) |
Parental Employment Status | ||||||
 Employed | 115 (27.9%)* | 160 (38.8%) | 90 (21.8%) | 47 (11.4%)* |  | 412 (76.4%) |
 Unemployed | 10 (30.3%) | 18 (54.6%) | 4 (12.1%) | 1 (3.0%) |  | 33 (6.1%) |
 Home/Study | 33 (41.3%)* | 20 (25.0%)* | 24 (30.0%) | 3 (3.8%)* |  | 80 (14.8%) |
 Total |  |  |  |  | .003 | 389 (72.2%) |
Household Income | ||||||
 Low | 35 (27.6%) | 42 (33.1%) | 42 (33.1%)* | 8 (6.3%) |  | 127 |
 Medium | 48 (34.8%) | 60 (43.5%) | 19 (13.8%)* | 11 (8.0%) |  | 138 |
 High | 33 (26.6%) | 45 (36.3%) | 29 (23.4%) | 17 (12.7%)* |  | 124 |
 Total |  |  |  |  | .005 | 389 (72.2%) |
Community SES categories | ||||||
 Low | 34 (14.7%)* | 102 (44.2%)* | 78 (33.8%)* | 17 (7.4%) | <.001 | 231 (44%) |
 Medium | 98 (40.2%)* | 77 (31.5%)* | 34 (13.9%)* | 35 (14.3%)* |  | 244 (46%) |
 High | 28 (51.9%) | 20 (37.0%) | 6 (11.1%)* | 0* |  | 54 (10%) |