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Table 5 Help-seeking in school by religion, locality and well-being at home, and risk category

From: Help seeking in school by Israeli Arab minority adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems: results from the Galilee Study

Variables

High risk group

(N = 350)

Low risk group

(N = 341)

Pearson χ2; P

Consulted

Consulted

Yes

(N = 95)

No

(N = 255)

Yes

(N = 52)

No

(N = 289)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Religion

 Muslim

30.0 (72)

70.0 (168)

16.2 (18)

83.8 (93)

χ2 = 7.6; 0.006

 Druze

18.0 (16)

82.0 (73)

15.3 (33)

84.7 (182)

χ2 = 0.32; 0.608

 Christian

33.3 (7)

66.7 (14)

6.7 (1)

93.3 (14)

χ2 = 3.6; 0.058

Locality

 1

23.2 (16)

76.8 (53)

22.2 (26)

71.8 (91)

χ2 = 0.02; 0.879

 2

17.0 (9)

83.0 (44)

10.4 (14)

89.6 (121)

χ2 = 1.5; 0.213

 3

34.4 (43)

65.6 (82)

13.6 (9)

86.9 (57)

χ2 = 9.4; 0.002

 4

26.2 (27)

73.8 (76)

13.0 (3)

87.0 (20)

χ2 = 1.8; 0.180

How comfortable do you feel at home?

 Very comfortable

25.0 (67)

75.0 (201)

13.5 (42)

86.5 (269)

χ2 = 12.5; 0.000

 Not so comfortable

34.5 (28)

64.6 (51)

35.7 (10)

64.3 (18)

χ2 = 0.00; 0.979