Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics (N = 104) and comparison with Sudanesea (n = 15) and Burmeseb (n = 34) women who arrived through Humanitarian (201) or Refugee (subclass 200) visas
Variable | Women-at-risk | Sudanesea | Burmeseb |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD (range) | 32.5 ± 11.6 (18–70) | 31.3 ± 5.5 (21–41) | 32.7 ± 13.7 (18–79) |
Months in Australia, mean ± SD (range) | 2.9 ± 1.9 (0–7) | < 24 months | 4.2 ± 4.5 (2–25) |
Number of children, mean ± SD (range) | 2.2 ± 2.5 (0–13) | 3.14 ± 1.79 (0–7) | 2.38 ± 1.44 (0–4) |
 Women with no children, n (%) | 41 (39.4) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (17.6) |
 Women with one child or more, n (%) | 63 (60.6) | 13 (87) | 28 (82.4) |
Visa | |||
 204 – Woman-at-risk, n (%) | 88 (84.6) | 0 | 0 |
 201 – Humanitarian or 200 – Refugee, n (%) | 16 (15.4) | 15 (100) | 32 (100) |
Region of birth, n (%) | |||
 Africac | 82 (78.9) | 15 (100) | 0 |
 South Asiad | 12 (11.5) | 0 | 0 |
 West Asiae | 7 (6.7) | 0 | 0 |
 South East Asiaf | 3 (2.9) | 0 | 34 (100) |
Religion, n (%) | |||
 Christian | 63 (60.6) | 14 (93.3) | 27 (79.4) |
 Muslim | 41 (39.4) | 1 (6.7) | 0 |
 Buddhist | 0 | 0 | 7 (20.6) |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
 Married/de facto | 22 (21.2) | 12 (80) | 18 (52.9) |
 Single | 51 (49) | 1 (6.7) | 13 (38.2) |
 Widowed | 21 (20.2) | 0 | 3 (8.8) |
 Divorced/separated | 10 (9.6) | 2 (13.3) | 0 |
Education, n (%) | |||
 None | 24 (23.1) | 3 (20) | 3 (8.8) |
 Primary | 30 (28.8) | 4 (26.7) | 16 (47.1) |
 Secondary | 44 (42.3) | 7 (46.7) | 15 (44.1) |
 University | 4 (3.8) | 1 (6.7) | 0 |
 Trade | 2 (1.9) | 0 | 0 |
English skills, n (%) | |||
 No skills/great difficulty | 64 (61.5) | 7 (46.7) | – |
 Some difficulty/fluent | 40 (38.5) | 8 (53.3) | – |