Table 3 Questionnaire language version selected by participants (n = 193)
From: Selecting instruments for assessing psychological wellbeing in Afghan and Kurdish refugee groups
| Variable | English version | Farsi version | Test of significance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | U | Z | p | ||
| Refugee group |
Afghan Kurdish |
32 81 |
36 79 |
58 22 |
64 21 | 2533.0 | -6.046 | 0.000 |
| Resettlement location |
Christchurch Perth |
45 68 |
46 72 |
53 27 |
54 28 | 3325.5 | -3.608 | 0.000 |
| Gender |
Male Female |
58 55 |
58 59 |
42 38 |
42 41 | 4467.0 | -0.160 | 0.873 |
| English ability |
Speaks English No English |
108 5 |
65 18.5 |
58 22 |
35 81.5 | 3477.0 | -4.541 | 0.000 |
| Time since resettlement |
1-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years |
13 17 37 46 |
45 42 52 90 |
16 24 34 5 |
55 58 48 10 | Χ2(1,192) = 23.10 | 0.000 | |