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Table 1 Participant demographics and description

From: “We’re living in a world that wasn’t built for us”: A qualitative exploration of young New Zealander’s perspectives on socio-ecological determinants of declining youth mental health

 

Number

Ethnicity*

 

New Zealand European/ Pakeha

69

Māori (indigenous people of New Zealand)

53

Pacific Islander

48

Asian

23

MELAA (Middle Eastern/Latin American/African)

7

Other

3

*Nb. Many participants identified with multiple ethnicities. As such, these numbers do not add to 176.

Gender

 

Male

71

Female

96

Gender Diverse/Gender Queer/Non-binary

9

LGBTQIA + Identity

37

Lived experience with mental health challenges

135

Lived experience of supporting others with mental health challenges

143

School and work

 

Engaged in school or university

146

Engaged in work

85

Neither engaged in education or work

6