Table 1 Demographic and psychological profile
From: Psychological distress is influenced by length of stay in resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia
Iraqi refugees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Shorter length stay Na | % | Longer length stay Na | % |
Gender | ||||
Male | 108 | 48.2 | 93 | 42.4 |
Female | 116 | 51.8 | 126 | 57.6 |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 38 (SD = 13.3) | – | 38 (SD = 14) | – |
Months in Australia, mean (SD) | 0.55 (SD = 0.7) | – | 58.5 (SD = 64.6) | – |
Marital status | ||||
Non indicated | 22 | 9.8 | 6 | 2.7 |
Never married | 59 | 26.3 | 51 | 23.3 |
Married | 127 | 56.7 | 145 | 66.2 |
Divorced | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 2.2 |
Widowed | 13 | 5.8 | 12 | 5.5 |
K10 psychological distress | ||||
Mean (SD) | 23.69 (SD = 11.3) | – | 25.95 (SD = 10.9) | – |
Low to mild | 105 | 47.1 | 87 | 39.7 |
Moderate | 48 | 21.5 | 45 | 20.6 |
Severe | 70 | 31.4 | 87 | 39.7 |