Sample characteristics of Central Australian participants and by categories of family functioning categories
| Total sample, n (%) | Low/moderate family functioning, n (%) | High/very high family functioning, n (%) | |
| Total | N=563 | N=193 | N=370 |
| Age group | |||
| 16–34 years | 212 (37.7) | 70 (36.3) | 142 (38.4) |
| 35–54 years | 223 (39.6) | 79 (40.9) | 144 (38.9) |
| 55+ years | 111 (19.7) | 35 (18.1) | 76 (20.5) |
| Missing | 17 (3.0) | 9 (4.7) | 8 (2.2) |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 210 (37.3) | 67 (34.7) | 143 (38.6) |
| Women | 336 (59.7) | 116 (60.1) | 220 (59.9) |
| Missing | 17 (3.0) | 10 (5.2) | 7 (1.9) |
| Family financial status | |||
| Some or a lot of savings | 105 (18.7) | 30 (15.5) | 75 (20.3) |
| Just enough money | 225 (40.0) | 66 (34.2) | 159 (43.0) |
| Run out of money or spend more than we get | 123 (21.8) | 58 (30.1) | 65 (17.6) |
| Missing/unsure | 110 (19.5) | 39 (20.1) | 71 (19.2) |
| Household size | Mean=6.9 | ||
| 1–3 people | 81 (14.4) | 29 (14.9) | 52 (14.1) |
| 4–6 people | 176 (31.3) | 58 (30.1) | 118 (31.9) |
| 7–9 people | 142 (25.2) | 46 (23.8) | 96 (25.9) |
| 10+ | 90 (16.0) | 36 (18.7) | 54 (14.6) |
| Missing | 74 (13.1) | 24 (12.4) | 50 (13.6) |
| Number of children in the house | Mean=2.6 | ||
| No children | 77 (13.7) | 27 (14.0) | 50 (13.5) |
| 1–2 child/ren | 210 (37.3) | 72 (37.3) | 138 (37.3) |
| ≥3 children | 203 (36.1) | 71 (36.8) | 132 (35.7) |
| Missing | 73 (13.0) | 23 (11.9) | 50 (13.5) |
| Household composition | |||
| Nuclear family | 82 (14.6) | 31 (16.1) | 51 (13.8) |
| Multigenerational | 189 (33.6) | 52 (26.9) | 137 (37.0) |
| Extended family | 145 (25.8) | 45 (23.3) | 100 (27.0) |
| Single parent | 24 (4.3) | 10 (5.2) | 14 (3.8) |
| Lives with parents | 14 (2.5) | ≤5 (≤2.6) | ≤10 (≤2.7) |
| Group-share house | 9 (1.6) | ≤5 (≤2.6) | ≤10 (≤2.7) |
| Partner only | 46 (8.2) | 24 (12.4) | 22 (6.0) |
| Single | 12 (2.1) | ≤5 (≤2.6) | ≤10 (≤2.7) |
| Missing | 42 (7.5) | 20 (10.3) | 22 (6.0) |
Missing family functioning measure (n=76) not included in the analysis.