Table 3.
Characteristics of the participants
| No | Mean Age(SD)a | Interpreter | Mode of data collection | Country of Birth/Origin | No of years living in Australia (Median, IQR yrs) |
Education Level, (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IF0057-0061 & IF0041-0045 |
37.3(4.8) | Y | Focus group | All participants from Vietnam | 9 (5–13) | Primary school-1 Yr 12- 6 Yr 10-1 UG- 2 PG- 2 |
| IF0062-IF0065 | 41.7 (6.7) | N | Focus group | English Afghani Peru Vietnam |
23(11–35) | Trade apprentice -2 Yr 12-1 Primary school -1 |
| IF0029 | N/A | N | Interview | Filipino | 16 | UG degree |
| IF0030 | N/A | N | Interview | Australia | 24 | UG degree |
| IF0036-0040 | 38.2(3.6) | Y | Focus group | Vietnam-4 Cambodia-1 |
20 (16–26) | UG degree- 1 Yr 12- 2 PG- 1 Yr 10 |
| IF0047-0050 | 34.5 (9) | Y | Focus group | All participants from Iraq | 9 (6.5–10) | PG Yr 12-2 Primary school |
| IF0051-0055 | 40(11) | N | Focus group | Indian-4 Australia-1 |
6(5.8–13.8) | Primary school Yr 12 Trade apprentice Yr 10 |
| IF0056 | N/A | N | Interview | Afghani | 12 | Yr 12 |
| IF1001 | N/A | N | Interview | Caucasian | 35 | PG |
| IF1002b | N/A | N | Interview | Brazil | N/A | N/A |
| IF1003b | N/A | N | Interview | Arabic | N/A | N/A |
| IF1004b | N/A | N | Interview | Caucasian | N/A | N/A |
| IF1012-1015b | N/A | N | Focus Group | Caucasian | N/A | N/A |
UG Undergraduate; PG Post graduate degree
aSD-Standard Deviation
bDemographic data was not available, N/A-not available