From: Effects of racism on the socio-emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal Australian children
Means (Standard Deviations) | K Cohort | B Cohort |
Child Age | 8.5 (SD 0.57) | 6.6 (SD 0.54) |
IRISEO | 5.8 (SD 2.21) | 5.7 (SD 2.54) |
Prevalence (95% CI) | K Cohort | B Cohort |
Racism | ||
 Yes | 15.3 (11.8, 19.0) | 14.0 (11.2, 16.6) |
 No | 84.7 (81.2, 88.2) | 86.0 (83.3, 88.7) |
Socioemotional wellbeing | ||
 SDQ – High Emotional symptoms scores | 14.8 (11.3, 18.2) | 18.3 (15.3, 21.3) |
 SDQ – High Conduct problems scores | 17.9 (14.2, 21.6) | 22.4 (19.2, 25.6) |
 SDQ - High Hyperactivity scores | 17.7 (14.0, 21.4) | 20.7 (17.6, 23.9) |
 SDQ – High Peer problems scores | 20.1 (16.2, 24.0) | 20.1 (17.0, 23.2) |
 SDQ – High Total difficulties scores | 14.5 (11.1, 17.9) | 18.1 (15.1, 21.1) |
Sex | ||
 Male | 47.4 (44.0, 50.7) | 47.2 (43.3, 51.0) |
 Female | 52.5 (49.2, 55.9) | 52.7 (48.9, 56.6) |
Child dominant language | ||
 Equally fluent – English/Indigenous language | 5.4 (2.4, 5.0) | 3.8 (2.2, 5.3) |
 Indigenous language | 4.7 (2.6, 6.9) | 6.3 (4.4, 8.2) |
 English | 89.8 (86.8, 92.7) | 89.8 (87.4, 92.2) |
Main caregiver level of education | ||
 Year ten of High School or below | 31.5 (27.0, 36.0) | 33.8 (30.0, 37.5) |
 Year 11 or 12 of High School | 26.2 (22.0, 30.5) | 30.0 (26.4, 33.6) |
 Post School certificate or Advanced diploma | 32.3 (27.7, 36.8) | 26.8 (23.2, 30.3) |
 Graduate degree or above | 10.0 (7.0, 13.0) | 9.3 (7.0, 11.6) |
Level of Relative Isolation | ||
 None | 28.3 (24.0, 32.7) | 27.4 (24.0, 30.9) |
 Low | 54.3 (49.5, 59.1) | 49.7 (45.8, 53.5) |
 Moderate | 9.7 (6.8, 12.5) | 15.6 (12.7, 18.3) |
 High/Extreme | 7.5 (4.9, 10.0) | 7.2 (5.2, 9.2) |