Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 825).
| Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (M = 35.65, SD = 8.71) 18–30 31–40 41–50 51–60 > 60 |
237 405 132 38 13 |
28.7 49.1 16.0 4.6 1.6 |
| Continent of origin Oceania Asia Europe Americas Africa |
11 747 20 10 37 |
1.3 90.5 2.4 1.2 4.5 |
| Continent of residence Oceania Asia Europe Americas Africa |
196 306 151 133 26 |
23.8 37.1 18.3 16.1 3.2 |
| Migration status Migrant Non-migrant |
489 334 |
59.5 40.5 |
| Religion Buddhist Catholic Other Christian Hindu Sikh Muslim Other Atheism |
5 57 35 546 63 31 21 64 |
0.6 6.9 4.2 66.2 7.6 3.8 2.5 7.8 |
| Marital status Married Divorced or separated De facto Widowed |
649 124 41 9 |
78.7 15.0 5.0 1.1 |
| Living arrangements Alone With partner With children With natal family With partner’s family Non-family members |
43 480 485 80 104 40 |
5.2 58.2 58.8 9.7 12.6 4.8 |
| No. of children (M = 1.06, SD = 0.89) Zero One Two Three Four or more |
232 289 216 21 6 |
28.1 35.0 26.2 2.6 0.7 |
| Highest level of education Primary Secondary Vocational Undergraduate Postgraduate Other |
6 21 10 239 495 51 |
0.7 2.5 1.2 29.0 60.0 6.2 |
| Employment status Unemployed Part-time Full-time Casual Volunteer |
246 113 397 35 33 |
29.8 13.7 48.1 4.2 4.0 |
| Partner’s employment status Unemployed Part-time Full-time Casual |
53 33 688 22 |
6.4 4.0 83.4 2.7 |
| Compared to partner, earns More About the same Less |
140 128 516 |
17.0 15.5 62.5 |