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Table 3 Age-adjusted relative odds of very high psychological distress by socioeconomic status variables for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian males aged 18-64 years, 2004-05*

From: Socio-demographic factors and psychological distress in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years: analysis of national survey data

 

Remote Indigenous males

Non-remote Indigenous males

All Indigenous males

Non-Indigenous males

 

OR (95% CI)†

OR (95% CI)†

OR (95% CI)†

OR (95% CI)†

Marital status

    

   Married

0.4 (0.2-0.9)

1.1 (0.6-1.8)

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

   Not married

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Main language

    

   English

1.0

---

1.0

1.0

   Not English

0.4 (0.2-0.9)

---

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

Highest year of school completed

    

   Year 10 or more

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Less than Year 10‡

0.7 (0.3-1.5)

2.7 (1.7-4.3)

1.9 (1.3-2.8)

3.2 (2.3-4.6)

Highest non-school qualification

    

   Bachelor/post-graduate degree

---

0.1 (0.0-0.5)

0.1 (0.0-0.6)

0.2 (0.1-0.4)

   Diploma

---

0.1 (0.0-0.7)

0.2 (0.0-0.8)

0.5 (0.3-1.0)

   Certificate

1.0 (0.4-2.8)

0.6 (0.3-1.1)

0.7 (0.4-1.2)

0.6 (0.4-0.8)

   No qualifications

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Employment status

    

   Employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Unemployed

2.6 (0.8-8.6)

5.0 (2.4-10.4)

4.3 (2.3-7.9)

7.2 (4.1-12.7)

   Not in the labour force

1.7 (0.7-3.8)

5.0 (2.9-8.8)

3.8 (2.4-6.0)

7.9 (5.5-11.3)

Housing tenure

    

   Owner/purchaser

0.8 (0.1-4.5)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

---

   Renter/other tenure

1.0

1.0

1.0

---

Ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more (last 12 months)

    

   Yes

2.3 (1.1-4.7)

4.1 (2.5-6.7)

3.1 (2.0-4.6)

6.2 (4.2-9.1)

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Equivalised household income quintile§

    

   1 (lowest)

1.5 (0.2-11.5)

3.9 (0.7-22.0)

3.0 (0.9-10.5)

18.9 (10.4-34.2)

   2

0.7 (0.1-5.2)

3.0 (0.4-20.4)

2.0 (0.5-8.3)

8.6 (4.5-16.4)

   3

0.6 (0.0-10.8)

1.0 (0.1-7.2)

0.9 (0.2-4.0)

3.8 (2.1-7.2)

   4

---

1.0 (0.1-8.0)

0.8 (0.1-4.0)

2.1 (1.0-4.3)

   5 (highest)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Not known/not stated

1.2 (0.2-9.6)

2.2 (0.3-14.4)

1.8 (0.5-7.1)

5.2 (2.9-9.3)

 

Trend‖: p = 0.16

Trend‖: p < 0.001

Trend‖: p < 0.001

Trend‖: p < 0.001

SEIFA quintile**

    

   1 (most disadvantaged)

---

1.3 (0.3-5.2)

1.0 (0.3-3.9)

7.1 (4.0-12.5)

   2

---

0.7 (0.1-3.1)

0.7 (0.2-3.2)

4.6 (2.4-8.7)

   3

---

0.4 (0.1-1.9)

0.4 (0.1-1.8)

4.3 (2.3-7.8)

   4

---

0.8 (0.2-2.7)

0.7 (0.2-2.4)

4.4 (2.4-8.0)

   5 (least disadvantaged)

---

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

Trend: n/a

Trend: p = 0.16

Trend: p = 0.24

Trend: p < 0.001

  1. * Source: Weighted data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2004-05 confidentialised unit record file (CURF) [16]. Very high psychological distress is defined as a K5 score of ≥ 15
  2. † OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. All estimates are adjusted for age group (18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54 and 55-64 years). Figures in bold are statistically significant at p < 0.05
  3. ‡ Includes those who never went to school
  4. § Gross weekly equivalised cash income of household, using the OECD scale [17]. Quintiles are based on national figures
  5. ‖ Trend analysis excludes those with equivalised household income quintile 'not known/not stated'
  6. ** SEIFA, Socioeconomic Index for Areas, Index of Relative Disadvantage. Quintiles are based on national figures