| Australia | Ireland | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
Community informants- prominent local people likely to identify socio-cultural boundaries and connectors | 17 | 17 | 34 |
Staff -from health services and LDC | 8 | 11 | 19 |
Connectors -spanning a range of socio-cultural boundaries | 15 | 17 | 32 |
Connector age | |||
 35–65 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
 66+ | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Connector gender | |||
 Female | 13 | 11 | 24 |
 Male | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Connector employment status | |||
 Employed | 10 | 10 | 20 |
 Retired | 5 | 3 | 8 |
 Unemployed/sickness benefit | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Home duties | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Connector length of time in community | |||
 Entire life (with some years away for work or study) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
 More than 15 years | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Less than 15 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |