Table 3 Participant characteristics
From: Volunteer-led behavioural activation to reduce depression in residential care: a feasibility study
Outcome | Residents | Volunteers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | Mean (SD)/% | N | Mean (SD)/% |
Age | 18 | 84.61 (6.57) | 13 | 65.77 (10.57) |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 15 | 83% | 10 | 77% |
 Male | 2 | 11% | 3 | 23% |
 Undisclosed | 1 | 6% | 0 | 0% |
Education | ||||
 Up to primary school | 8 | 44% | 0 | 0% |
 Up to secondary school | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 38% |
 Apprenticeship or diploma | 3 | 17% | 4 | 31% |
 University degree | 1 | 6% | 4 | 31% |
Country of birth | ||||
 Australia | 11 | 61% | 7 | 54% |
 England | 2 | 11% | 2 | 15% |
 India | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 8% |
 Philippines | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 8% |
 Singapore | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 8% |
 South Africa | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 8% |
 Vietnam | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0% |
Relationship status | ||||
 Married/de facto relationship | 2 | 11% | 9 | 69% |
 Single | 16 | 89% | 4 | 31% |
Paid employment | ||||
 Yes | NA | NA | 2 | 15% |
 No |  |  | 12 | 85% |
Volunteer status | ||||
 Engaged in regular volunteering | NA | NA | 8 | 61.5% |
 No current volunteering outside the study |  |  | 5 | 38.5% |