From: Sampling challenges in a study examining refugee resettlement
Participant characteristics | Number of participants (n = 193) | Â | |||||
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 | Total (%) | Afghan | Kurdish | Chch | Perth | Statistic | p |
Refugee community | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Afghan | 90 (47) | 90 |  | 49 | 41 | χ2(1,193) = 0.91 (location*) | 0.341 |
Kurdish | 103 (53) | Â | 103 | 49 | 54 | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 100 (52) | 45 | 55 | 59 | 41 | χ2(1,193) = 0.22 (community**) | 0.637 |
Female | 93 (48) | 45 | 48 | 39 | 54 | χ2(1,193) = 5.6 (location) | 0.018 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-19 years | 17 (9) | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | Â | Â |
20-29 years | 62 (32) | 35 | 27 | 29 | 33 | Â | Â |
30-39 years | 56 (29) | 25 | 31 | 26 | 30 | Â | Â |
40-49 years | 33 (17) | 11 | 22 | 19 | 14 | Â | Â |
50-59 years | 17 (9) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Â | Â |
60 years & over | 8 (4) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 125 (65) | 59 | 66 | 59 | 66 | χ2(1,191) = 2.51 (community) | 0.474 |
Never married | 55 (28) | 24 | 31 | 31 | 24 | χ2(1,191) = 2.06 (location) | 0.561 |
Previously married | 11 (6) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Â | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Muslim | 180 (93) | 88 | 92 | 88 | 92 | Â | Â |
Non-Muslim | 8 (4) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 14 (7) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | χ2(1,193) = 10.26(community) | 0.017 |
Primary | 28 (15) | 9 | 19 | 25 | 3 | χ2(1,193) = 22.70 (location) | 0.000 |
Secondary | 100 (52) | 43 | 57 | 45 | 55 | Â | Â |
Vocational/university | 51 (26) | 33 | 18 | 19 | 32 | Â | Â |
Continuous Variables | Range | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Time as refugee yrs (Median) | 0-27 years | 4.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | U = 3451.5, Z = -2.74 (community) | 0.006 |
 |  |  |  |  |  | U = 2159.0, Z = -6.24 (location) | 0.000 |
Time since resettlement yrs (Median) | 0.5-20 years | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | U = 3675.0, Z = -2.38 (community) | 0.017 |
 |  |  |  |  |  | U = 1459.5, Z = -8.22 (location) | 0.000 |
Mean household size (SD) | 1-10 people | 5.0 (1.8) | 5.4 (2.0) | 5.5 (1.9) | 5.0 (1.9) | Â | Â |