Text description: About the BNLA cohort
Recruited sample across states and territories in Australia
- Northern Territory: 19
- Queensland: 237
- New South Wales: 947
- Victoria: 734
- Tasmania: 78
- South Australia: 290
- Western Australia: 94
Age distribution
- Participant age ranged from 15 years to more than 80 years.
Culture and religion
- Participants have diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and experiences.
Countries of origin and languages spoken
Participants come from 35 different countries including:
- Iraq 39%, Afghanistan 25%, Iran 12%
They speak more than 49 different languages including:
- Arabic 22%, Assyrian 18%, Persian 13%
Data collection points and response rates
- Wave 1: OCT 2013–MAR 2014
Face-to-face interview
n = 2,399 - Wave 2: OCT 2014–FEB 2015
Computer-assisted telephone interview
87% response rate
n = 2,099 - Wave 3: OCT 2015–FEB 2016
Face-to-face interview
79% response rate
n = 1,894 - Wave 4: OCT 2016–FEB 2017
Computer-assisted telephone interview
80% response rate
n = 1,929 - Wave 5: OCT 2017–MAR 2018
Face-to-face interview
78% response rate
n = 1,881
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