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Table 1 Survey participant characteristics

From: Discrimination: a health hazard for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds resettled in Australia

 

Total (N = 423), (%)

Male (N = 188), (%)

Female (N = 215)*, (%)

Age

 18–29

173 (40.9)

78 (41.5)

87 (40.5)

 30–49

202 (47.8)

86 (45.7)

109 (50.7)

 50+

44 (10.4)

23 (12.2)

16 (7.4)

 

4 missing

  

Visa

 Refugee

296 (70)

121 (64.4)

161 (74.9)

 Asylum Seeker

113 (26.7)

60 (31.9)

49 (22.8)

 

14 missing

  

Time in Australia

  ≤ 6 months

62 (14.7)

28 (14.9)

27 (12.6)

 7 months- < 2 years

103 (24.3)

44 (23.4)

56 (26.0)

 2- < 5 years

190 (44.9)

85 (45.2)

98 (45.6)

 5+ years

66 (15.6)

30 (16.0)

34 (15.8)

 

2 missing

  

Continent

 Middle East

221 (52.2)

95 (50.5)

112 (52.1)

 Africa

137 (32.4)

64 (34.0)

68 (31.6)

 Southeast Asia

57 (13.5)

24 (12.8)

32 (14.9)

 

8 missing

  

Religion

 Christian

141 (33.3)

61 (32.4)

75 (34.9)

 Islam

195 (46.1)

82 (43.6)

103 (47.9)

 Other

49 (11.6)

24 (12.8)

23 (10.7)

 None

33 (7.8)

20 (10.6)

12 (5.6)

 

5 missing

  

Discrimination

 Yes

91 (21.5)

38 (20.2)

52 (24.2)

 No

316 (74.7)

144 (76.6)

157 (73.0)

 

16 missing

  
  1. *20 missing gender