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Table 2 Distribution of participants by demographic characteristics and assessment of family functioning scores (N = 8705)

From: The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

 

n

%

Mean score (95%CI)

Total FFM score

  

27.68 (27.55, 27.82)

Age group (years)

 16-24

881

10.1

27.48 (27.03, 27.93)

 25-34

1160

13.3

27.85 (27.48, 28.23)

 35-44

1283

14.7

27.74 (27.39, 28.09)

 45-54

1649

18.9

27.19 (26.86, 27.52)

 55-64

2000

23.0

27.50 (27.21, 27.79)

  ≥ 65

1481

17.0

28.45 (28.12, 28.79)

 Missing

251

2.9

Gender

 Man

3274

37.6

27.34 (27.11, 27.57)

 Woman

5243

60.2

27.92 (27.74, 28.10)

 Other genders

7

0.1

23.46 (19.63, 27.30)

 Missing

181

2.1

Level of remoteness

 Major city

3594

41.3

27.23 (27.01, 27.45)

 Regional

4119

47.3

27.66 (27.45, 27.86)

 Remote and very remote

959

11.0

29.55 (29.15, 29.94)

 Missing

33

0.4

Indigeneity

 Aboriginal

7946

91.3

27.64 (27.49, 27.78)

 Torres Strait Islander

270

3.1

28.58 (27.75, 29.40)

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

355

4.1

27.99 (27.29, 28.69)

 Missing

134

1.5

  1. *Range for mean score for total family functioning score is 9-36, where higher scores indicate higher levels of family functioning