Table 5.
Ethnic differences in the use of strategies (BEMI-C) and people approached for help (BEMI-I)
| Strategies BEMI-C* | White British (n = 39) | Black Caribbean (n = 21) | Bangladeshi (n = 57) | Χ2a & KW |
| Range | 2–16 | 0–18 | 0–14 | KW 2.86; p = .24 |
| Mean | 7.75 | 7.55 | 6.42 | |
| Self Directed (Max 8) | 3.78 | 3.03 | 2.31 | KW 11.24; p = .004 |
| (% of at least 1 strategy) | 100% | 85.0% | 86.0% | Χ2 = 33.03; p <.007 |
| Social (Max 3) | 2.03 | 1.50 | 1.83 | KW 2.67; p =.26 |
| (% of at least 1 strategy) | 94.4% | 75.0% | 82.5% | Χ2 = 5.47; p =.49 |
| Spiritual (Max 1) | .17 | .65 | .49 | KW 14.91; p =.001 |
| (% of at least 1 strategy) | 16.7% | 65.0% | 49.1% | Χ2 = 15.05; p =.001 |
| Medical (Max 2) | .67 | .75 | 1.12 | KW 6.96; p =.031 |
| (% of at least 1 strategy) | 52.8% | 55.0% | 66.7% | Χ2 = 12.03; p =.017 |
| Complementary (Max 4) | 1.11 | 1.35 | .67 | KW 8.80; p = .012 |
| (% of at least 1 strategy) | 58.3% | 85.0% | 45.6% | Χ2 = 15.16; p =.056 |
| Number of people consulted (BEMI I) | ||||
| Range | 0–9 | 0–5 | 0–5 | |
| Mean | 3.33 | 1.95 | 1.95 | KW 10.36, p < .01 |
| % who contacted at least 1 | 84.6% | 66.7% | 77.2% | Χ2 = 22.28; p =.13 |
* Participant numbers varied for BEMI-C WB = 36 BC = 20,
a Χ2 tests the distribution between the whole range of methods, but we have presented percentages of different ethnic groups using at least 1 strategy per domain