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Table 2 Perceived impact of COVID-19 by experience in selected livelihood items

From: A cross-sectional study of COVID-19 impacts in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in greater Western Sydney, Australia

Selected livelihood items

T (N1, N2)

Mdn1

Mdn2

U

z-test

r

p-value

Housing situation

198 (58,140)

8

6

3136.5

2.537

0.180

0.011a

Finding work

198 (93,105)

7

6

3960

2.311

0.164

0.021a

Feeling of safety

198 (129,69)

7

6

3696.5

1.978

0.141

0.048a

Foods

198 (63,135)

8

6

3556

1.869

0.133

0.062

Clothing

198 (40,158)

8

6

2438

2.248

0.160

0.025a

Financial situation

198 (101,97)

7

6

3842.5

2.641

0.188

0.008a

Accessing social services

198 (103,95)

7

6

4075

2.046

0.145

0.041a

Social support activities

198 (121,77)

7

7

4388

0.694

0.049

0.488

Healthcare services

198 (67,131)

7

7

4231.5

0.415

0.029

0.678

Schooling

198 (82,116)

7

7

4414

0.868

0.062

0.385

Vocational Training

198 (78,120)

8

6

3695

2.52

0.179

0.012a

Language classes

198 (63,135)

7

7

3942

0.833

0.059

0.405

Relationships with partner

198 (43,155)

8

6

2652

2.063

0.147

0.039a

Relationships with children

198 (48,150)

7

7

3372

0.665

0.047

0.506

Mental wellbeing

198 (79,119)

7

6

4010

1.763

0.125

0.078

Alcohol use

198 (29,169)

8

6

1704.5

2.638

0.187

0.008a

Substance use

198 (18,180)

8

7

1352

1.165

0.083

0.244

Gambling

198 (12,186)

6

7

1055

0.32

0.023

0.749

  1. T Total respondents, N1 Number of respondents rating their experience in the selected livelihood items as “worse”, N2 Number of respondents rating their experience in the selected livelihood items as “same”, Mdn1 Median impact score for respondents who rated their experience in the selected livelihood items as “worse”, Mdn2 Median impact score for respondents who rated their experience in the selected livelihood items as “same”, U Mann-Whitney U Statistics, r Effect Size
  2. aStatistically significant difference at 0.05 significance level