Table 3

Psychological impacts by gender, age group, health literacy, IRSAD quintile and number of comorbidities (n=707)*

Nervous or stressed
n (%)
Alone or lonely
n (%)
Total179 (25.3)158 (22.3)
Gender
Male73 (21.3)75 (21.8)
Female105 (29.0)83 (22.8)
Age group, years
<3031 (20.9)30 (20.2)
30–4965 (22.0)52 (17.6)
50–6958 (29.9)44 (22.6)
70+25 (35.0)33 (45.5)
Health literacy
Inadequate89 (30.7)81 (27.8)
Adequate89 (21.4)77 (18.5)
IRSAD quintile
Lowest61 (27.2)44 (19.7)
Not lowest118 (24.4)114 (23.5)
Comorbidities†
085 (20.1)73 (17.4)
146 (29.5)37 (23.7)
248 (36.6)48 (36.5)
Language
Assyrian22 (16.9)13 (9.5)
Croatian40 (33.4)50 (41.1)
Arabic14 (17.9)19 (23.5)
Chinese5 (6.0)5 (6.1)
Dinka24 (38.0)15 (24.4)
Khmer36 (57.1)32 (51.2)
Dari14 (31.9)8 (17.8)
Spanish†5 (11.9)6 (14.2)
Hindi6 (13.4)2 (5.6)
Samoan/Tongan12 (29.0)6 (14.2)
English language proficiency
Very well/well104 (21.4)89 (18.3)
Not well/not at all74 (33.7)69 (31.3)
  • *n=1 respondent excluded from the weighted analyses included in this table; weighted frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers for clarity.

  • †Health conditions assessed included respiratory disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression and anxiety.

  • IRSAD, Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage.