The States of Uncertainty and Confidence of Asian Immigrants during Their Settlement in South Australia

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Table 1. Categories of uncertainty and confidence.

Description	Category	Occurrence		Examples
Immigrants’ feelings of anxiety and being unsure	Uncertainty	Communicating in English	English as a challenge although training was done in home country. How to adapt with English accents in Australia How to speak, respond and engage in a conversation with other people such as doctors and accommodation agents.
		Finding employment	Employment as a challenge for both experienced and inexperienced immigrants
		Making new connection	Networking as an issue with English as a barrier How to meet new friends beyond people with same ethnicity
Immigrants’ feelings of capable in dealing with challenges and supporting their new life	Confidence	Seeking information using ICTs	Using mobile phones, particularly smartphones to connect to others Virtual space such as social media and online chatting
		Involving in cultural diversity	Involvement in the community activities, gathering, and social events as part of community participation Awards for community involvement Exhibiting original culture Community associations as an information source
		Using public libraries	Engagement in library activities Secured places to learning for kids and to meet with other immigrants

Table 2. Demography of survey participants.

Characteristic	N	%	Characteristic	N	%	Characteristic	N	%
Home country			Education level			Age
India	55	28	Doctoral degree	12	6	18–25	30	15
China	44	22	Master degree	47	24	26–35	88	45
Vietnam	37	19	Bachelor degree	86	44	36–45	46	23
Malaysia	34	17	Senior high school	24	12	46–55	27	14
Philippines	27	14	Vocational training	24	12	56–65	5	3
			Junior high school	2	1	66 and over	1	1
			Primary school	1	1
			Other	1	1
Duration of stay			Working sector			Marital status
<5 years	108	55	Industry	46	37	Married	96	57
>5 years	89	45	Academia	29	23	Single	53	31
			Government	14	11	Choose not to	17	10
			Volunteer	11	9	Answer
			Other	25	20	Divorced	2	1
						Other	2	1
Gender			Employment status			Intention to be
Male	85	43	Full-time worker	76	39	Citizen
Female	112	57	Full-time student	37	19	Yes	117	59
			Part-time worker	35	18	No	22	11
			Part-time student	22	11	Already being	58	29
			Homemaker	17	9	Australian citizen
			Other	10	5
English skills			Computer skills
Reading	147	83	Office	157	90
Writing	125	71	Internet	165	94
Listening	139	79

Figure 1. Friends from same country.

Figure 2. Hotpot party in a Chinese community association.

Figure 3. Photo of Indian traditional hand painting henna.

Figure 4. A library in adelaide.

Figure 5. A Process Model Of Uncertainty, Confidence And Information Practices For Immigrants Towards Social Inclusion.

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Rank	Sources you go to find information
	Public libraries
	Community centres
	Government offices
	Personal networks
	Internet
	Community associations
	Places of worship
	Newspaper, TV, radio, magazines
	Telephone directory

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Sources	No use	At least once a year	At least once a month	At least once a week	Almost everyday
Internet
Government offices
Media/TV/newspapers
Community associations
Community centres
Public Libraries
Personal networks

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Insufficient	I cannot use computers at all.
Fair	I only have some basic skills.
Good	I do NOT find it difficult to use computers. However, there are still times when I do not have sufficient skills.
Excellent	I am very competent in using computers and rarely have any difficulties.

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	Insufficient	Fair	Good	Excellent
Word processing
Email
Internet searching

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Insufficient	I cannot speak English at all.
Fair	I understand a bit when I am listening or reading. However, it is often too hard for me to speak in English.
Good	It is NOT difficult generally for me to communicate in English. However, there are times when I do not have sufficient skills to communicate.
Excellent	It is NOT difficult for me to use English skills. I can use the skills in both formal and informal situations. I feel comfortable in using the skills and have no problems.

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	Insufficient	Fair	Good	Excellent
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

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	Statement	Strongly agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly disagree
a.	I enjoy my job in Australia.
b.	I am happy with the salary.
c.	I am planning to leave my current job and find another one.
d.	The place where I work understands I am an immigrant.
e.	I can save some money from my salary.