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Table 3 Profile of respondents*

From: Overcoming language barriers in community-based research with refugee and migrant populations: options for using bilingual workers

  Migrant women (n=268)
  Number Percentage
Time in Australia   
6 to 12 months 54 20.4
1 to 2 years 73 27.5
2 to 3 years 63 23.8
3 to 4 years 40 15.1
4 to 5 years 35 13.2
Total 265  
Age group   
18 to 29 years 113 44.8
30 to 39 years 84 33.3
40 to 49 years 43 17.1
50 years or more 12 4.8
Total 252  
Region of origin   
Africa 102 38.0
Asia 80 30.0
Middle East 26 9.7
Russia and former USSR 26 9.7
South and Central America 17 6.3
Europe 15 5.6
Other 2 0.7
Total 268  
Visa category   
Humanitarian 109 43.3
Student 38 15.1
Family/partner/fiancé 76 30.2
Business/skilled migrant 20 7.9
Other 9 3.5
Total 252  
Highest level of education completed   
Some Primary school 18 7.1
Finished Primary school 12 4.7
Year 10 or below 26 10.2
Year 12 or below 71 27.8
Trade/TAFE/Apprenticeship 37 14.5
Bachelor Degree 67 26.3
Post Graduate Degree 24 9.4
Total 255  
  1. *Numbers do not total to 268 because of missing data.