In Australia | Abroad | χ2 | Australian adults [17] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2516 (63.4%) | 1452 (36.6%) | ||
Age | ||||
Mean (sd) | 38.3 (10.7) | 36.5 (12.1) | ||
Age group (years) | ||||
18-24 (%) | 118 (4.7) | 154 (10.6) | 101.98 (5), p < .001 | 10.3% |
25-34 (%) | 983 (39.1) | 655 (45.1) | 18.8% | |
35-45 (%) | 781 (31.0) | 305 (21.0) | 17.6% | |
45-54 (%) | 361 (14.3) | 159 (11.0) | 17.3% | |
55-64 (%) | 194 (7.7) | 109 (7.5) | 15.4% | |
65 or more (%) | 53 (2.1) | 47 (3.3) | 20.5% | |
Gender | ||||
Female (%) | 1970 (78.3) | 1111 (76.5) | 1.75 (1), p = .186 | 50.7% |
Citizenship | ||||
Australian (%) | 1585 (63.0) | 744 (51.2) | 48.21 (1), p < .001 | |
State/Territory | ||||
New South Wales (%) | 754 (30.0) | – | – | 32.2% |
Victoria (%) | 577 (22.9) | – | 24.9% | |
Queensland (%) | 449 (17.8) | – | 20.3% | |
Western Australia (%) | 336 (13.4) | – | 10.4% | |
South Australia (%) | 211 (8.4) | – | 7.3% | |
Australian Capital Territory (%) | 98 (3.9) | – | 1.6% | |
Northern Territory (%) | 20 (0.8%) | – | 1.0% | |
Tasmania (%) | 17 (0.7%) | – | 2.3% | |
Place of birth | ||||
Born overseas | 1827 (72.6) | 806 (56.5) | 131.74 (1), p < .001 | 33.3% |
Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian/European (%) | 1919 (76.3) | 972 (66.9) | 80.82 (2), p < .001 | |
Asian/Indian (%) | 385 (15.3) | 390 (26.9) | (Caucasian/ European vs Asian vs other) | |
Other/mixed ethnicity (%) | 73 (2.9) | 32 (2.2) | ||
Hispanic /Latin American (%) | 63 (2.5) | 14 (1.0) | ||
African (%) | 17 (0.7) | 10 (0.7) | ||
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander(%) | 12 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | ||
Prefer not to say (%) | 43 (1.7) | 29 (2.0) | ||
Education | ||||
Bachelor degree and above (%) | 1902 (75.6) | 1104 (76.0) | 0.19 (1), p < .67 | 22.0% |
Employment | ||||
Full-time (%) | 1367 (54.3) | 801 (55.2) | 124.04 (1), p < .001 | 57.7% |
Part-time (%) | 517 (20.5) | 160 (11.0) | (employed vs unemployed) | 30.4% |
Parental leave (%) | 159 (6.3) | 28 (1.9) | – | |
Retired (%) | 85 (3.4) | 70 (4.8) | – | |
Unemployed (%) | 185 (7.4) | 284 (19.6) | 6.9% | |
Other (%) | 201 (8.0) | 107 (7.4) | – | |
Annual household income | ||||
Less than $25,000 (%) | 76 (3.0) | 179 (12.3) | 331.43 (5), p < .001 | |
$25,000 - $50,000 (%) | 201 (8.0) | 197 (13.6) | ||
$50,000 - $100,000 (%) | 595 (23.6) | 313 (21.6) | ||
$100,000 - $200,000 (%) | 906 (36.0) | 277 (19.1) | ||
More than $200,000 (%) | 429 (17.1) | 173 (11.9) | ||
No income (%) | 32 (1.3) | 88 (6.1) | ||
Prefer not to answer (%) | 270 (10.7) | 222 (15.3) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single (%) | 226 (9.0%) | 295 (20.3%) | 126.85 (5), p < .001 | – |
In a relationship (%) | 491 (19.5%) | 327 (22.5%) | – | |
Married (%) | 1213 (48.2%) | 577 (39.7%) | 48.1% | |
De facto (%) | 467 (18.6%) | 195 (13.4) | 10.4% | |
Divorced/separated (%) | 92 (3.7%) | 38 (2.6%) | 11.7% | |
Widowed (%) | 14 (0.6%) | 6 (0.4%) | 5.2% | |
Prefer not to answer (%) | 11 (0.4%) | 12 (0.8%) | – | |
Children (%) | 1358 (54.0) | 448 (30.9) | 195.81 (1), p < .001 | |
Previously diagnosed with mental health issue (%) | 762 (30.3) | 365 (25.1) | 10.57 (1), p < .001 | |
Believe need help for a mental health problem (%) | 478 (19.0) | 288 (19.8) | 0.02 (1), p <. 90 |