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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression results with K6 category as the dependent variable and K6 score of low psychological distress as the reference category

From: Interacting with the public as a risk factor for employee psychological distress

   

95% CI

 

K6 Category

OR

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

Sig.

Moderate Distress

Gender

    
 

Male

0.97

0.90

1.04

0.369

 

Female

Reference Category

 
 

Age

0.98

0.98

0.98

.000

 

Marital Status

    
 

Married or cohabitating

0.79

0.73

0.86

< 0.001

 

Separated

1.43

1.19

1.71

< 0.001

 

Divorced

1.03

0.89

1.20

0.682

 

Widowed

0.36

0.82

1.72

0.355

 

Never Married

Reference category

 
 

Education

    
 

< year 10

2.12

1.63

2.76

< 0.001

 

Year 10

1.29

1.11

1.50

0.001

 

Year 12

1.28

1.11

1.47

0.001

 

Some tertiary

1.26

1.11

1.42

< 0.001

 

Degree graduate

1.21

1.06

1.38

0.004

 

Post graduate degree

Reference category

 
 

Customer contact

    
 

Customer contact = Yes

1.13

1.05

1.21

0.002

 

Customer contact = No

Reference category

.

High Distress

Gender

    
 

Male

0.91

0.81

1.03

0.146

 

Female

Reference category

 
 

Age

0.98

0.98

0.98

.000

 

Marital Status

    
 

Married or cohabitating

0.65

0.56

0.75

< 0.001

 

Separated

2.08

1.63

2.67

< 0.001

 

Divorced

0.95

0.74

1.22

0.701

 

Widowed

0.82

0.41

1.61

0.560

 

Never Married

Reference category

 
 

Education

    
 

< year 10

2.54

1.63

3.98

< 0.001

 

Year 10

1.98

1.52

2.58

< 0.001

 

Year 12

1.50

1.16

1.95

0.002

 

Some tertiary

1.59

1.26

2.01

< 0.001

 

Degree graduate

1.14

0.89

1.47

0.298

 

Post graduate degree

Reference category

 
 

Customer contact

    
 

Customer contact = Yes

1.33

1.17

1.51

< 0.001

 

Customer contact = No

Reference category

.