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Table 1 Characteristics of 3968 survey participants currently in Australia or overseas

From: A cross-sectional investigation of the mental health and wellbeing among individuals who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 international border closure in Australia

 

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