Table 2 Descriptive data for Bangladeshi adult migrants (n = 175), child migrants (n = 163) and second-generation British-Bangladeshis (n = 179) living in north-east and southern England (total n = 517).
Variables | Adult migrants | Child migrants | Second generation | Overall | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 50.9 (89) | 46.6 (76) | 48.6 (87) | 48.7 (252) | 0.738 |
Female | 49.1 (86) | 53.4 (87) | 51.4 (92) | 51.3 (265) | |
Age | |||||
23–29 years | 21.7 (38) | 21.5 (35) | 49.7 (98) | 31.3 (162) | <0.001 |
30–34 years | 29.1 (51) | 24.5 (40) | 32.4 (58) | 28.8 (149) | |
35 and above | 49.1 (86) | 54.0 (88) | 17.9 (32) | 39.8 (206) | |
Length of stay | |||||
<10 years | 41.1 (72) | 0.6 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 14.1 (73) | <0.001 |
10–19 years | 54.9 (96) | 13.5 (22) | 0.0(0) | 22.8 (118) | |
20–29 years | 4.0 (7) | 57.1 (93) | 50.3 (90) | 36.8 (190) | |
≥30 years | 0.0 (0) | 28.8 (47) | 49.7 (89) | 26.3 (136) | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 9.1 (16) | 8.6 (14) | 25.7 (46) | 14.7 (76) | <0.001 |
Married | 88.0 (154) | 85.3 (139) | 67.6 (121) | 80.1 (414) | |
Separated/Divorced | 2.9 (5) | 6.1 (10) | 6.7 (12) | 5.2 (27) | |
Education | |||||
Up to secondary | 41.7 (73) | 6.1 (10) | 12.3 (22) | 9.9 (51) | <0.001 |
Higher secondary | 31.4 (55) | 9.8 (16) | 19.0 (34) | 15.1 (78) | |
Undergraduate | 16.0 (28) | 44.2 (72) | 45.8 (82) | 40.4 (209) | |
Postgraduate | 10.9 (19) | 39.9 (65) | 22.9 (41) | 34.6 (179) | |
Financial status | |||||
Struggling | 18.3 (32) | 17.8 (29) | 10.6 (19) | 15.5 (80) | <0.001 |
Okay | 55.4 (97) | 55.2 (90) | 43.0 (77) | 51.1 (264) | |
Comfortable/Well-off | 26.3 (46) | 27.0 (44) | 46.4 (83) | 33.5 (173) | |
Employment | |||||
Employed | 55.4 (97) | 63.8 (104) | 70.9 (127) | 63.4 (328) | 0.041 |
Unemployed | 15.4 (27) | 11.7 (19) | 11.7 (21) | 13.0 (67) | |
Homemaker/Vol unemployed | 29.1 (51) | 24.5 (40) | 17.3 (31) | 23.6 (122) | |
Housing | |||||
Own | 6.3 (11) | 4.3 (7) | 10.1 (18) | 7.2 (37) | <0.001 |
Mortgage | 23.6 (41) | 46.3 (75) | 48.3 (86) | 39.3 (202) | |
Rent | 70.1 (122) | 49.4 (80) | 41.0 (73) | 53.5 (275) | |
Acculturation | |||||
Low | 62.9 (110) | 25.2 (41) | 2.8 (5) | 30.2 (156) | <0.001 |
Medium | 33.1 (58) | 46.0 (75) | 29.1 (52) | 35.8 (185) | |
High | 4.0 (7) | 28.8 (47) | 68.2 (122) | 34.0 (176) | |
Discrimination | |||||
No | 50.6 (81) | 38.1 (59) | 38.4 (66) | 42.3 (206) | 0.034 |
Yes | 49.4(79) | 61.9 (96) | 61.6 (106) | 57.7 (281) | |
Body mass index | |||||
Underweight | 2.1 (4) | 2.7 (5) | 2.7 (5) | 2.5 (14) | 0.807 |
Normal | 42.0 (79) | 43.2 (79) | 42.0 (79) | 42.4 (237) | |
Overweight | 43.6 (82) | 38.3 (70) | 37.8 (71) | 39.9 (223) | |
Obesity | 12.2 (23) | 15.8 (29) | 17.6 (33) | 15.2 (85) | |
Waist circumference | |||||
Low | 45.1 (79) | 47.9 (78) | 42.0 (72) | 44.3 (229) | 0.476 |
High | 25.1 (44) | 28.2 (46) | 27.9 (50) | 27.1 (140) | |
Very high | 29.7 (52) | 23.9 (39) | 31.8 (57) | 28.6 (148) |
