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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of Sri Lankan young adults

From: Factors influencing the attitudes of young Sri Lankan-Australians towards seeking mental healthcare: a national online survey

 

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

   

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

  1. Note: N = 325, MEIM-R Multi-Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised, Born in Sri Lanka N = 177, Born in Australia N = 129, Born Elsewhere N = 19. Results in bold indicate significant differences between groups. The significance level for gender was measured as females v other genders