Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of population groups
|
Vietnamese-immigrants |
Mekong Delta Vietnamese |
Australian-born |
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| Number | % | % estimated prevalence of anxiety-depression | Number | % | % estimated prevalence of anxiety-depression | Number | % | % estimated prevalence of anxiety-depression | Chi-square group differences | ||
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Overall |
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Total for population group |
1161 |
100% |
7.0% |
3039 |
100% |
4.8% |
7961 |
100.0% |
10.2% |
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Gender |
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Male |
572 |
49.3% |
5.9% |
1431 |
47.1% |
3.5% |
3839 |
48.2% |
7.8% |
χ2 (2) = 1.9, p<.38 |
| |
Female |
589 |
50.7% |
8.1% |
1608 |
52.9% |
6.1% |
4122 |
51.8% |
12.4% |
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Age |
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18-29 year |
371 |
26.9% |
2.0% |
1203 |
39.6% |
3.1% |
2152 |
27.0% |
11.7% |
χ2 (4) = 334.3, p<.0001 |
| |
30-44 years |
493 |
42.4% |
8.6% |
1020 |
33.5% |
3.9% |
2469 |
31.0% |
12.7% |
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| |
45+ years |
297 |
25.6% |
10.4% |
816 |
26.9% |
8.5% |
3340 |
42.0% |
7.4% |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
741 |
63.8% |
6.7% |
2153 |
70.8% |
5.3% |
5038 |
63.3% |
8.3% |
χ2 (2) = 56.7, p<.0001 |
| |
Not married |
420 |
36.2% |
7.2% |
886 |
29.1% |
3.6% |
2923 |
36.7% |
13.4% |
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Education |
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Not completed high school |
689 |
59.4% |
7.5% |
1937 |
63.8% |
5.1% |
4668 |
58.6% |
10.9% |
χ2 (4) = 239.5, p<.0001 |
| |
Completed high school |
217 |
18.7% |
5.0% |
675 |
22.2% |
5.6% |
1179 |
14.8% |
9.8% |
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| |
University/vocational training |
255 |
22.0% |
5.8% |
426 |
14.0% |
2.3% |
2113 |
26.5% |
8.8% |
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Employment |
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Paid employment/ home duties |
1070 |
92.1% |
6.7% |
2763 |
90.9% |
4.4% |
7638 |
95.9% |
9.7% |
χ2 (2) = 117.9, p<.0001 |
| |
Unemployed |
91 |
7.9% |
10.4% |
276 |
9.1% |
8.3% |
323 |
4.1% |
20.8% |
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PTE exposure |
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No PTE |
492 |
42.4% |
3.9% |
2568 |
84.5% |
3.9% |
3457 |
43.4% |
6.8% |
χ2 (4) = 1666.5, p<.0001 |
| |
1-2 PTEs reported |
401 |
34.6% |
6.3% |
404 |
13.3% |
8.8% |
3248 |
40.8% |
10.0% |
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| |
3 or more PTEs reported |
267 |
23.0% |
13.6% |
67 |
2.2% |
18.5% |
1257 |
15.8% |
20.1% |
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Substance Use Disorder |
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Negative diagnosis |
1142 |
98.4% |
6.8% |
3004 |
98.9% |
4.8% |
7262 |
91.2% |
8.6% |
χ2 (2) = 271.7, p<.0001 |
| |
Positive diagnosis |
19 |
1.6% |
17.2% |
34 |
1.1% |
12.6% |
699 |
8.8% |
26.3% |
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Number of self-reported medical conditions |
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None |
851 |
73.3% |
4.5% |
2161 |
71.1% |
3.1% |
4860 |
61.0% |
9.0% |
χ2 (4) = 239.5, p<.0001 |
| |
1 condition |
214 |
18.4% |
10.9% |
697 |
22.9% |
7.1% |
1886 |
23.7% |
10.9% |
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| 2 or more conditions | 96 | 8.3% | 20.3% | 181 | 5.9% | 17.0% | 1215 | 15.3% | 13.7% | ||
Number and % within each demographic variable and weighted prevalence estimates of anxiety-depression (%) for the Vietnamese-immigrant, Mekong Delta Vietnamese and Australian-born populations. Demographic differences between population groups are indicated for each variable category by Chi-square analyses in the right column.