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. 2015 Jun 11;39(4):344–349. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12368

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics (n=56).

n (%)
Sex
  Male 32 (57.1)
  Female 24 (42.9)
Agea
  Under 30 23 (41.8)
  31–40 17 (30.9)
  41–50 10 (18.2)
  50+ 5 (9.1)
Region or origin
  Africa 23 (41.1)
  Asia 22 (39.3)
  Middle East 10 (17.9)
  Europe 1 (1.8)
Visa type
  Bridging Visa A 24 (42.9)
  Bridging Visa E 17 (30.4)
  Bridging Visa C 4 (7.1)
  Bridging Visa (not specified) 5 (8.9)
  Student 3 (5.4)
  Other 3 (5.4)
Education
  Primary school or less 9 (16.1)
  High school 18 (32.1)
  Post‐secondary education 29 (51.8)
Income
  No Income 32 (57.1)
  Income from other charities 20 (37.7)
  Income from work 4 (7.1)
Self‐rated health
  Excellent or very good 22 (39.3)
  Good 16 (28.6)
  Fair or Poor 18 (32.1)
Bothered by emotional problems
  Not at all 9 (16.1)
  Slightly 24 (42.9)
  A lot 18 (32.1)
  Extremely 3 (5.4)
Household size
  One 5 (8.9%)
  Two 8 (14.3%)
  Three 9 (16.1%)
  Four 12 (21.4%)
  Five 11 (19.6%)
  Boarding house or motel (>5) 11 (19.6%)
Distance from ASRC
  Less than 5km 4 (7.1%)
  5km‐10km 14 (25.0%)
  10km‐20km 17 (30.4%)
  More than 20km 21 (37.5%)
No functioning kitchen, or cookware
  Often true 8 (14.5)
  Sometimes true 13 (23.6)
  Never true 34 (61.8)

a: Does not equal 56 as not all respondents supplied this information