Built and social environmental factors influencing healthy behaviours in older Chinese immigrants to Australia: a qualitative study

Table 1 Participant socio-demographic and health-related characteristics by NGT topic

		Physical activity (n = 37)		Healthy diet (n = 27)		Social contacts (n = 27)		Total (n = 91)
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Neighbourhood walkability	High	18	48.6	16	59.3	13	48.1	47	51.7
Neighbourhood walkability	Low	19	51.4	11	40.7	14	51.9	44	48.3
Neighbourhood % Chinese	Medium	16	43.2	14	51.9	12	44.4	42	46.1
Neighbourhood % Chinese	High	21	56.8	13	48.1	15	55.6	49	53.9
Sex	Male	14	37.8	9	33.3	11	40.7	34	37.4
Sex	Female	23	62.2	18	66.7	16	59.3	57	62.6
Age group	60–64 years	11	29.7	5	18.5	1	3.7	17	18.7
	65–69 years	6	16.2	8	29.6	8	29.6	22	24.2
	70–74 years	6	16.2	6	22.2	10	37.0	22	24.2
	75–79 years	11	29.7	6	22.2	6	22.2	23	25.3
	80+ years	3	8.1	2	7.4	2	7.4	7	7.7
Place of origin	Shanghai province	10	27.0	8	29.6	4	14.8	22	24.2
	Guangdong province	6	16.2	3	11.1	6	22.2	15	16.5
	Beijing province	4	10.8	3	11.1	4	14.8	11	12.1
	Other provinces^a	12	32.4	6	22.2	6	22.2	24	26.4
	Hong Kong SAR	4	10.8	3	11.1	6	22.2	13	14.3
	Taiwan	0	0.0	1	3.7	0	0.0	1	1.1
	Other^b	1	2.7	3	11.1	1	3.7	5	5.5
Language spoken at home	Mandarin only	20	54.1	14	51.9	13	48.1	47	51.6
	Cantonese only	7	18.9	8	29.6	11	40.7	26	28.6
	Other^c	10	27.0	5	18.5	3	11.1	18	19.8
Residency in Australia	< 5 years	20	54.1	10	37.0	11	40.7	41	45.1
	5–14 years	6	16.2	6	22.2	6	22.2	18	19.8
	15–24 years	5	13.5	7	25.9	4	14.8	16	17.6
	25+ years	6	16.2	4	14.8	6	22.2	16	17.6
Living arrangements	Living alone	2	5.4	2	7.4	3	11.1	7	7.7
	Living with others but not adult children	14	37.8	10	37.0	8	29.6	32	35.2
	Living with adult children	21	56.8	15	55.6	16	59.3	52	57.1
Self-rated health	Poor	1	2.7	0	0.0	3	11.1	4	4.4
	Fair	15	40.5	11	40.7	10	37.0	36	39.6
	Good	12	32.4	12	44.4	8	29.6	32	35.2
	Very good	8	21.6	4	14.8	6	22.2	18	19.8
	Excellent	1	2.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	1.1
Number of chronic health conditions	None	9	24.3	10	37.0	4	14.8	23	25.3
	One	11	29.7	8	29.6	7	25.9	26	28.6
	Two or more	17	45.9	9	33.3	16	59.3	42	46.2

^aOther includes Chongqing, Sichuang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Shanxi, Tianjin provinces. ^bOther includes Malaysia, Vietnam. ^cOther includes English, Chiu Chau dialect, Shang Hai dialect, Southern Fujian dialect, Vietnamese, Taiwanese or any combination of these with Mandarin and/or Cantonese

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