| Number (%) |  | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Elsewhere | p-value |
Mean Age in Years (All participants) (± SD) | 23 (± 2.99) |  |  |  |
Number of years in Australia, Mean (All participants) (± SD) | 14.85 (± 8.42) |  |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
 Woman | 123 (69.49) | 85 (65.89) | 11 (57.89) |  |
 Man | 54 (30.50) | 43 (33.33) | 7 (36.84) |  |
 Other |  | 1 (0.78) | 1 (5.26) |  |
Educational Status | ||||
 University Education | 155 (87.57) | 120 (93.02) | 19 (100) | 0.114 |
Relationship Status | ||||
 Single, Never Married | 139 (78.53) | 116 (89.92) | 18 (94.73) | 0.011 |
Household Composition | ||||
 Living at home, with parents | 86 (48.59) | 112 (86.82) | 16 (84.21) |  < 0.002 |
Unemployed | 64 (36.16) | 27 (20.93) | 13 (68.42) | 0.015 |
Employed | 110 (62.15) | 97 (75.19) | 13 (68.42) | 0.055 |
Student | 125 (70.62) | 99 (76.74) | 16 (84.21) |  > 0.277 |
Father Born in Sri Lanka | 175 (98.87) | 127 (98.44) | 18 (94.73) | 0.037 |
Father’s Educational Status | ||||
 University Education | 81 (45.76) | 35 (27.13) | 12 (63.16) |  < 0.002 |
Mother Born in Sri Lanka | 173 (97.74) | 124 (96.12) | 16 (84.21) |  < 0.002 |
Mother’s Educational Status | ||||
 University Education | 69 (38.98) | 39 (30.23) | 10 (52.63) | 0.529 |
Language Spoken at Home | ||||
 Mostly a Sri Lankan Language | 95 (53.67) | 59 (45.74) | 5 (26.32) | 0.245 |
 Mostly English | 23 (12.99) | 21(16.28) | 5 (26.32) |  |
 Equally a Sri Lankan Language and English | 59 (33.33) | 49 (37.98) | 9 (47.37) |  |
Association within the Community | ||||
 Mostly Sri Lankan Groups | 117 (66.10) | 82 (63.57) | 13 (68.42) | 0.860 |
MEIM-R, (Mean (± SD)) | 3.77 (± 0.72) | 3.85 (± 0.77) | 3.81 (± 0.46) | 0.413 |