Table 1 Descriptive data for 517 Bangladeshis living in north-east (n = 253) and southern England (London, n = 264).
Variables | London | North-east | Overall | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 47.7 (126) | 49.8 (126) | 48.7 (252) | 0.637 |
Female | 52.3 (138) | 50.2 (127) | 51.3 (265) | |
Generations | ||||
1st Adult | 34.1 (90) | 33.6 (85) | 33.8 (175) | 0.910 |
1st Child | 30.7 (81) | 32.4 (82) | 31.5 (163) | |
2nd Generation | 35.2 (93) | 34.0 (86) | 34.6 (179) | |
Age | ||||
23–29 years | 29.2 (77) | 33.6 (85) | 31.3 (162) | 0.209 |
30–34 years | 27.3 (72) | 30.4 (77) | 28.8 (149) | |
35 and above | 43.6 (115) | 36.0 (91) | 39.8 (206) | |
Length of stay | ||||
<10 years | 13.3 (35) | 15.0 (38) | 14.1 (73) | 0.820 |
10–19 years | 23.9 (63) | 21.7 (55) | 22.8 (118) | |
20–29 years | 35.6 (94) | 37.9 (96) | 36.8 (190) | |
30 and above years | 27.3 (72) | 25.3 (64) | 26.3 (136) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 15.5 (41) | 13.8 (35) | 14.7 (76) | 0.301 |
Married | 80.7 (213) | 79.4 (201) | 80.1 (414) | |
Separated/Divorced | 3.8 (10) | 6.7 (17) | 5.2 (27) | |
Education | ||||
O-level equivalent | 33.0 (87) | 36.4 (92) | 34.6 (179) | 0.032 |
A-level equivalent | 36.7 (97) | 44.3 (112) | 40.4 (209) | |
Undergraduate | 18.9 (50) | 11.1 (28) | 15.1 (78) | |
Postgraduate | 11.4 (30) | 8.3 (21) | 9.9 (51) | |
Financial status | ||||
Struggling | 11.7 (31) | 19.4 (49) | 15.5 (80) | 0.043 |
Okay | 51.7 (137) | 50.2 (127) | 51.1 (264) | |
Comfortable/Well-off | 36.4 (96) | 30.4 (77) | 33.5 (173) | |
Employment | ||||
Employed | 64.0 (169) | 62.8 (159) | 63.4 (328) | <0.001 |
Unemployed | 6.8 (18) | 19.4 (49) | 13.0 (67) | |
Homemaker/Voluntary unemployed | 29.2 (77) | 17.8 (45) | 23.6 (122) | |
Housing | ||||
Own | 6.8 (18) | 7.2 (18) | 7.0 (36) | <0.001 |
Mortgage | 29.7 (78) | 49.6 (124) | 39.4 (202) | |
Rent | 63.5 (167) | 43.2 (108) | 53.6 (275) | |
Acculturation | ||||
Low | 25.8 (68) | 34.8 (88) | 30.2 (156) | 0.043 |
Medium | 36.0 (95) | 35.6 (90) | 35.8 (185) | |
High | 38.3 (101) | 29.6 (75) | 34.0 (176) | |
Discrimination | ||||
Yes | 48.7 (131) | 69.7 (161) | 58.4 (292) | 0.162 |
No | 51.3 (138) | 30.3 (70) | 41.6 (208) |
