Table A2.
Characteristics of the sample, overall and in relation to child mental health (alternate categorisation: good-moderate mental health vs. poor mental health)
| Total |
Good-moderate mental health |
Poor mental health |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | n | % | n | |
| Overall | 100 | 1250 | 82.7 | 1034 | 17.3 | 216 |
| Child age | ||||||
| 7–8 years | 47.7 | 596 | 80.4 | 479 | 19.6 | 117 |
| 9–13 years | 52.3 | 654 | 84.9 | 555 | 15.1 | 99 |
| Child gender | ||||||
| Male | 49.4 | 618 | 80.3 | 496 | 19.7 | 122 |
| Female | 50.6 | 632 | 85.1 | 538 | 14.9 | 94 |
| Child general health | ||||||
| Excellent or very good | 82.0 | 1025 | 83.9 | 860 | 16.1 | 165 |
| Good, fair, or poor | 18.0 | 225 | 77.3 | 174 | 22.7 | 51 |
| Caregiver mental health | ||||||
| Good | 73.0 | 912 | 87.4 | 797 | 12.6 | 115 |
| Poor | 24.4 | 305 | 68.9 | 210 | 31.2 | 95 |
| Missing | 2.6 | 33 | 81.8 | 27 | 18.2 | 6 |
| Caregiver employment | ||||||
| Employed | 43.4 | 542 | 86.7 | 470 | 13.3 | 72 |
| Not employed | 56.4 | 705 | 79.6 | 561 | 20.4 | 144 |
| Missing | 0.2 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Worries about money | ||||||
| No worries | 68.8 | 860 | 85.6 | 736 | 14.4 | 124 |
| Yes worries | 30.6 | 383 | 76.2 | 292 | 23.8 | 91 |
| Missing | 0.6 | 7 | 85.7 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 |
| Housing problems | ||||||
| No problems | 68.3 | 854 | 85.0 | 726 | 15.0 | 128 |
| Yes problems | 31.5 | 394 | 77.7 | 306 | 22.3 | 88 |
| Missing | 0.2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Negative major life events | ||||||
| 0-1 events | 44.7 | 559 | 86.6 | 484 | 13.4 | 75 |
| 2-9 events | 52.2 | 652 | 80.1 | 522 | 19.9 | 130 |
| Missing | 3.1 | 39 | 71.8 | 28 | 28.2 | 11 |
| Family cohesion | ||||||
| Always or most times get along | 92.1 | 1151 | 83.7 | 963 | 16.3 | 188 |
| Sometimes to never get along | 7.9 | 99 | 71.7 | 71 | 28.3 | 28 |
| Living on country | ||||||
| Live on country | 37.3 | 466 | 80.0 | 373 | 20.0 | 93 |
| Do not live on country | 42.6 | 532 | 82.9 | 441 | 17.1 | 91 |
| Missing | 20.2 | 252 | 87.3 | 220 | 12.7 | 32 |
| Child speaks an Indigenous language | ||||||
| Yes does speak | 24.2 | 302 | 84.4 | 255 | 15.6 | 47 |
| No does not speak | 73.4 | 918 | 82.6 | 758 | 17.4 | 160 |
| Missing | 2.4 | 30 | 70.0 | 21 | 30.0 | 9 |
| Child feels safe at school | ||||||
| Yes | 79.4 | 992 | 86.2 | 855 | 13.8 | 137 |
| Sometimes or no | 17.1 | 214 | 70.1 | 150 | 29.9 | 64 |
| Missing | 3.5 | 44 | 65.9 | 29 | 34.1 | 15 |
| Child positive peer relationships | ||||||
| Not bullied at school | 69.7 | 871 | 87.3 | 760 | 12.7 | 111 |
| Bullied at school | 27.4 | 343 | 72.9 | 250 | 27.1 | 93 |
| Missing | 2.9 | 36 | 66.7 | 24 | 33.3 | 12 |
| Caregiver trusts local school | ||||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 82.2 | 1027 | 84.4 | 867 | 15.6 | 160 |
| Neutral to disagree | 16.9 | 211 | 75.4 | 159 | 24.6 | 52 |
| Missing | 1.0 | 12 | 66.7 | 8 | 33.3 | 4 |
| Caregiver feels connected to community | ||||||
| Yes connected | 76.7 | 959 | 84.2 | 807 | 15.9 | 152 |
| Sometimes or not connected | 19.0 | 237 | 76.8 | 182 | 23.2 | 55 |
| Missing | 4.3 | 54 | 83.3 | 45 | 16.7 | 9 |