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Table 2 Number and percentage of participants by community, education level and employment status reporting levels of wellbeing

From: Structural modelling of wellbeing for Indigenous Australians: importance of mental health

Demographic variable

Community number and remoteness

Wellbeing level

Low

(0 to 4)

Moderate

(5 to 7)

High

(8 to 10)

Total

Community

1 Remote

21

174

350

545

3.9%

31.9%

64.2%

100%

2 Very remote

1

24

26

51

2.0%

47.1%

51.0%

100%

3 Very remote

2

28

74

104

1.9%

26.9%

71.2%

100%

4 Very remote

4

54

83

141

2.8%

38.3%

58.9%

100%

Highest level of schooling

Primary school

4

29

21

65

6.2%

44.6%

41.2%

100%

Junior high school (years 8 to 10)

21

204

367

592

3.5%

34.5%

62.0%

100%

Senior high school (years 11 to 12)

3

47*

134*

184

1.6%

25.5%

72.8%

100%

Employment status

No paid employment

14

146

251

411

3.4%

35.5%

61.1%

100%

Part time employment

8

79

160

247

3.2%

32.0%

64.8%

100%

Full time employment

6

55

122

183

3.3%

30.1%

66.7%

100%

Total

 

28

280

533

841

3.3%

33.3%

63.3%

100%

  1. *Indicates value is different from expected based on P < 0.05
  2. Relationships of demographic variables with wellbeing
  3. Education: χ2 = 14.1, df = 4, P = 0.007
  4. Employment: χ2 = 1.07, df = 4, P = 0.72
  5. Community: χ2 = 9.74, df = 6, P = 0.14