The Impacts of Household Financial Stress, Resilience, Social Support, and Other Adversities on the Psychological Distress of Western Sydney Parents

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

		%
Parent variables (respondent)
Age
18–34 yrs	54	12.3
35–44 yrs	267	60.9
45+ yrs	118	26.8
Gender
Male	93	21.2
Female	346	78.8
Country of birth
Australia	291	66.4
Other	147	33.4
Highest level of education
<Year 12	64	14.5
Higher school certificate	71	16.1
TAFE certificate or diploma	128	29.2
University/tertiary qualification	176	40.1
Length of time lived in local area
<5 years	73	16.5
5 years or more	366	83.5
Household variables
Household income
<$40,000	50	11.3
>$40,000	358	81.5
Single parent household
No	384	87.4
Yes	55	12.6
Number of children in household (≤16 yrs)
One	67	15.3
Two	207	47.2
Three or more	165	37.6
Number of children in household (4–16 yrs)
One	92	21.0
Two	225	51.1
Three or more	122	27.9