Changes in risk and protective factors over time at year 2 and year 3
| Number (%) of positive responses | P value for changes over time | ||
| Year 2 | Year 3 | ||
| Employment in Australia | 3 (3) | 11 (12) | Significant improvement; P=0.001 |
| Studying | 84 (96) | 62 (76) | No significant change; P>0.05 |
| English proficiency | 10 fluent (11) 32 some difficulty (36) 46 great difficulty (52) | 11 fluent (13) 48 some difficulty (58) 23 great difficulty (28) | Significant improvement for partners; P=0.02 No significant change for primary respondents; P=0.13 |
| Accessed general practitioner in the last 4 months | 50 (98) | 45 (87) | P>0.05 |
| Accessed early childhood centre in the last 4 weeks (eligible children under 5 years) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | P>0.05 |
| Accessed government financial benefit | 52 (96) | 52 (100) | P>0.05 |
| Lived in close proximity to own ethnic community | 40 (82) | 32 (80) | P>0.05 |
| Supported by own ethnic community | 42 (78) | 35 (73) | P>0.05 |
| Supported by the general community | 35 (69) | 29 (63) | P>0.05 |