Table 1.
Frequency and percentage of the demographic variables for Australian and Malaysian participants.
| Variable | Australian sample
(N = 464) |
Malaysian sample
(N = 402) |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
| Age | M = 20.88 (SD = 3.38) | M = 20.63 (SD = 20.06) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 374 (80.6) | – |
| Asian | 40 (8.6) | – |
| Middle Eastern | 6 (1.3) | – |
| African | 5 (1.1) | – |
| Hispanic | 3 (0.6) | – |
| Pacific Islander | 4 (0.9) | – |
| Aboriginal | 4 (0.9) | – |
| Torres Strait Islander | 3 (0.6) | – |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 1 (0.2) | – |
| Malay | – | 103 (25.6) |
| Chinese | – | 160 (39.8) |
| Indian | – | 101 (25.1) |
| Other | 24 (5.2) | 38 (9.5) |
| Highest qualification | ||
| Year 12 (or equivalent) | 233 (50.3) | 1 (0.20) |
| TAFE certificate | 47 (10.2) | 146 (36.3) |
| Undergraduate (bachelor) degree | 107 (23.1) | 130 (32.3) |
| Postgraduate degree | 27 (5.8) | 76 (18.90) |
| Other | 49 (10.6) | 49 (12.2) |
| Family wealth background | ||
| First quartile (top 85% and above) | 24 (5.2) | 13 (3.2) |
| Second quartile (51%–75%) | 283 (61.1) | 232 (57.9) |
| Third quartile (26%–50%) | 139 (30.0) | 136 (33.9) |
| Fourth quartile (lowest 25%) | 17 (3.7) | 20 (5.0) |