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Table 2 Reported discrimination by demographic variables

From: Discrimination: a health hazard for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds resettled in Australia

 

Discrimination

N(%)

No discrimination

N(%)

Gender

Male

38 (20.9)

144 (79.1)

Female

52 (24.9)

157 (75.1)

p = 0.348

Age (years)

18–29

32 (19.5)

132 (80.5)

30–49

48 (24.5)

148 (75.5)

50+

8 (18.6)

35 (81.4)

p = 0.451

Visa status

Refugee

50 (17.4)

238 (82.6)

Asylum Seeker

36 (33.6)

71 (66.4)

p = <0.001

Time in Australia

≥6 months

5 (8.6)

53 (91.4)

7 months- < 2 yrs

16 (15.8)

85 (84.2)

2- < 5 yrs

51 (28.0)

131 (72.0)

5 + years

19 (29.2)

46 (70.8)

p = 0.003

Continent

Middle East

46 (22.1)

162 (77.9)

Africa

37 (27.2)

99 (72.8)

South East Asia

6 (10.9)

49 (89.1)

p = 0.050

Religion

Christian

41 (29.7)

97 (70.3)

Muslim

33 (17.6)

155 (82.4)

Other

4 (8.5)

43 (91.5)

No religion

13 (40.6)

19 (59.4)

p = <0.001