Ethnic and country of birth differences in social interactions; percentage in the lowest quartile for each measure of social interactions
| Ethnic group, country of birth | n (%) | Social interactions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less likely to spend time with friends/family | Less likely to talk to someone | Less likely to go to social clubs | Few people can depend on | ||
| Australia, Australia | 61 848 (27.3) | 35.9 (35.51 to 36.30) | 26.1 (25.72 to 26.45) | 42.1 (41.68 to 42.51) | 30.5 (30.10 to 30.88) |
| Australian, not Australia | 1383 (0.6) | 37.9 (35.37 to 40.54) | 30.2 (27.85 to 32.73)*** | 37.9 (35.37 to 40.59)*** | 36.7 (34.15 to 39.28)*** |
| English, Australia | 50 480 (22.3) | 35.6 (35.16 to 36.03) | 25.5 (25.06 to 25.86)* | 41.3 (40.89 to 41.80)* | 30.1 (29.64 to 30.49) |
| English, UK | 16 356 (7.2) | 41.4 (40.66 to 42.21)*** | 28.5 (27.82 to 29.24)*** | 43.9 (43.15 to 44.73)*** | 37.9 (37.17 to 38.71)*** |
| Scottish, Australia | 21 745 (9.6) | 35.1 (34.47 to 35.78)* | 24.6 (24.06 to 25.24)*** | 40.5 (39.86 to 41.21)*** | 29.2 (28.57 to 29.81)*** |
| Scottish, UK | 3759 (1.7) | 37.8 (36.28 to 39.43)* | 27.8 (26.32 to 29.23)* | 42.9 (41.28 to 44.53) | 35.8 (34.26 to 37.37)*** |
| Welsh, Australia | 1265 (0.6) | 36.6 (33.99 to 39.38) | 25.0 (22.67 to 27.51) | 40.3 (37.58 to 43.11) | 30.0 (27.48 to 32.58) |
| Welsh, UK | 835 (0.4) | 42.4 (39.06 to 45.87)*** | 28.9 (25.89 to 32.12) | 44.6 (41.14 to 48.05) | 38.0 (34.68 to 41.35)*** |
| Irish, Australia | 33 360 (14.7) | 35.0 (34.52 to 35.58)** | 24.1 (23.58 to 24.53)*** | 39.7 (39.20 to 40.30)*** | 30.4 (29.91 to 30.94) |
| Irish, Ireland | 1048 (0.5) | 40.9 (37.89 to 43.92)*** | 27.5 (24.90 to 30.34) | 36.7 (33.71 to 39.69)*** | 36.3 (33.37 to 39.25)*** |
| Danish, Australia | 695 (0.3) | 36.4 (32.84 to 40.09) | 24.7 (21.58 to 28.11) | 37.7 (34.11 to 41.46)* | 30.2 (26.88 to 33.74) |
| Danish, Denmark | 178 (0.1) | 49.0 (41.63 to 56.43)*** | 34.2 (27.55 to 41.57)* | 55.3 (47.76 to 62.56)*** | 42.3 (35.15 to 49.78)*** |
| French, Australia | 1195 (0.5) | 37.9 (35.18 to 40.77) | 26.3 (23.78 to 28.92) | 44.1 (41.20 to 46.95) | 34.1 (31.46 to 36.87)** |
| French, France | 237 (0.1) | 47.1 (40.76 to 53.58)*** | 29.9 (24.30 to 36.10) | 53.4 (46.92 to 59.85)*** | 52.0 (45.51 to 58.36)*** |
| Swiss, Australia | 163 (0.1) | 40.9 (33.48 to 48.67) | 23.5 (17.62 to 30.70) | 49.7 (41.86 to 57.48) | 34.5 (27.59 to 42.20) |
| Swiss, Switzerland | 224 (0.1) | 49.6 (43.01 to 56.23)*** | 35.8 (29.66 to 42.36)*** | 51.1 (44.46 to 57.77)*** | 45.1 (38.62 to 51.76)*** |
| German, Australia | 9894 (4.4) | 36.1 (35.18 to 37.11) | 26.4 (25.49 to 27.27) | 41.4 (40.41 to 42.41) | 31.0 (30.12 to 31.97) |
| German, Germany | 2073 (0.9) | 48.0 (45.82 to 50.19)*** | 35.4 (33.33 to 37.54)*** | 50.6 (48.38 to 52.79)*** | 45.8 (43.63 to 47.99)*** |
| Dutch, Australia | 1487 (0.7) | 35.0 (32.61 to 37.43) | 27.8 (25.57 to 30.11) | 41.6 (39.09 to 44.15) | 31.2 (28.93 to 33.65) |
| Dutch, Netherlands | 2451 (1.1) | 40.8 (38.88 to 42.85)*** | 30.7 (28.87 to 32.57)*** | 42.4 (40.39 to 44.43) | 37.7 (35.78 to 39.68)*** |
| Spanish, Australia | 316 (0.1) | 40.8 (35.42 to 46.36) | 28.6 (23.72 to 33.93) | 46.6 (41.05 to 52.22) | 30.0 (25.15 to 35.25) |
| Spanish, Spain | 158 (0.1) | 45.5 (37.82 to 53.48)* | 31.4 (24.55 to 39.12) | 53.9 (45.89 to 61.72)** | 47.3 (39.57 to 55.25)*** |
| Italian, Australia | 3259 (1.4) | 35.5 (33.88 to 37.18) | 25.8 (24.33 to 27.34) | 41.2 (39.49 to 42.93) | 32.0 (30.42 to 33.66) |
| Italian, Italy | 1922 (0.9) | 37.4 (35.21 to 39.62) | 29.5 (27.48 to 31.58)*** | 48.1 (45.84 to 50.43)*** | 36.5 (34.36 to 38.75)*** |
| Greek, Australia | 1072 (0.5) | 34.1 (31.36 to 37.03) | 21.2 (18.92 to 23.75)*** | 44.0 (40.98 to 47.03) | 30.1 (27.44 to 32.96) |
| Greek, Greece | 696 (0.3) | 38.6 (35.02 to 42.39) | 30.5 (27.14 to 34.09)** | 45.8 (42.01 to 49.61) | 44.4 (40.63 to 48.14)*** |
| Polish, Australia | 1111 (0.5) | 39.0 (36.14 to 41.91)* | 28.7 (26.05 to 31.41) | 41.8 (38.86 to 44.72) | 37.8 (34.94 to 40.70)*** |
| Polish, Poland | 471 (0.2) | 47.5 (42.98 to 52.12)*** | 38.7 (34.31 to 43.27)*** | 46.4 (41.80 to 51.06) | 51.0 (46.37 to 55.52)*** |
| Maltese, Australia | 675 (0.3) | 35.0 (31.53 to 38.66) | 28.8 (25.49 to 32.29) | 41.1 (37.47 to 44.93) | 29.2 (25.94 to 32.79) |
| Maltese, Malta | 715 (0.3) | 38.7 (35.19 to 42.43) | 30.1 (26.78 to 33.57)* | 38.9 (35.29 to 42.59) | 38.9 (35.31 to 42.57)*** |
| Lebanese, Australia | 461 (0.2) | 34.0 (29.83 to 38.49) | 23.5 (19.81 to 27.54) | 37.5 (33.16 to 42.06)* | 26.2 (22.35 to 30.39)* |
| Lebanese, Lebanon | 567 (0.3) | 30.9 (27.24 to 34.78)* | 29.6 (25.99 to 33.43) | 41.4 (37.34 to 45.56) | 45.7 (41.56 to 49.89)*** |
| Croatian, Australia | 218 (0.1) | 37.3 (31.12 to 43.93) | 22.9 (17.83 to 28.92) | 44.9 (38.34 to 51.74) | 34.3 (28.32 to 40.93) |
| Croatian, Croatia | 349 (0.2) | 43.4 (38.20 to 48.74)** | 40.8 (35.63 to 46.14)*** | 47.3 (42.00 to 52.68) | 48.0 (42.75 to 53.36)*** |
| Indian, Australia | 213 (0.1) | 39.0 (32.60 to 45.72) | 20.8 (15.90 to 26.69) | 43.6 (36.97 to 50.42) | 32.3 (26.38 to 38.90) |
| Indian, India | 668 (0.3) | 47.7 (43.91 to 51.61)*** | 26.3 (23.12 to 29.66) | 26.5 (23.29 to 29.88)*** | 39.4 (35.66 to 43.18)*** |
| Chinese, Australia | 690 (0.3) | 39.3 (35.68 to 43.03) | 28.7 (25.41 to 32.24) | 40.5 (36.80 to 44.23) | 32.8 (29.36 to 36.41) |
| Chinese, China | 2250 (1.0) | 53.5 (51.40 to 55.62)*** | 40.5 (38.42 to 42.57)*** | 42.5 (40.42 to 44.59) | 56.7 (54.62 to 58.82)*** |
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