Table 4 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for variables tested for Australian-born and foreign-born women

Age group

20-34

1.44 (0.83-2.49)

1.39 (0.81-2.39)

1.91 (0.96-3.82)

3.86 (1.04-14.39)*

-

-

-

-

35-44 (20–44)

1.38 (0.77-2.48)

1.44 (0.81-2.55)

1.17 (0.54-2.51)

3.91 (1.01-15.08)*

0.89 (0.39-2.03)

1.29 (0.55-3.02)

0.79 (0.27-2.35)

0.25 (0.03-1.80)

45-54

1.53 (0.83-2.78)

1.19 (0.65-2.18)

1.99 (0.94-4.22)

4.30 (1.10-16.89)*

2.43 (1.18-5.00)*

1.71 (0.76-3.89)

1.66 (0.65-4.23)

1.35 (0.40-4.54)

55-64

1.00

1.00

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

1.00

1.00~

Marital status

Married

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

Never married

0.97 (0.64-1.45)

1.15 (0.77-1.71)

1.19 (0.74-1.91)

1.34 (0.72-2.51)

0.08 (0.00-1.41)

0.38 (0.07-2.05)

0.20 (0.01-3.70)

-

Previously married

1.83 (1.15-2.89)*

2.26 (1.44-3.55)*

2.25 (1.33-3.80)*

2.50 (1.29-4.86)*

1.59 (0.70-3.61)

1.69 (0.70-4.12)

2.49 (0.94-6.57)

2.29 (0.60-8.75)

Education

Secondary

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

1.00

Trade/cert/diploma

0.86 (0.60-1.24)

0.73 (0.51-1.05)

1.29 (0.84-1.97)

1.29 (0.73-2.29)

0.50 (0.26-0.98)*

0.54 (0.26-1.12)

0.50 (0.20-1.24)

1.39 (0.42-4.56)

Bachelor or higher

0.55 (0.35-0.87)*

0.27 (0.16-0.46)*

0.71 (0.42-1.23)

0.87 (0.43-1.74)

0.78 (0.31-1.95)

0.65 (0.23-1.89)

0.75 (0.21-2.64)

0.99 (0.15-6.62)

Income

Up to $20,000

3.59 (2.32-5.55)*

2.85 (1.85-4.40)

4.47 (2.72-7.35)*

3.55 (1.91-6.61)*

0.96 (0.40-2.31)

2.28 (0.80-6.45)

1.60 (0.58-4.40)

1.29 (0.31-5.32)

$20,001-40,000

1.62 (1.03-2.54)*

1.54 (0.99-2.39)

1.63 (0.94-2.83)

0.72 (0.30-1.72)

0.55 (0.25-1.22)

1.64 (0.64-4.17)

0.17 (0.03-0.84)*

0.46 (0.10-2.17)

$40,001-60,000

0.99 (0.62-1.59)

0.75 (0.46-1.21)

0.80 (0.43-1.49)

0.91 (0.43-1.94)

0.64 (0.28-1.46)

2.03 (0.79-5.23)

0.68 (0.23-1.96)

0.36 (0.06-2.23)

Over $60,000

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

1.00

1.00~

1.00

Employment

Employed

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

Not in workforce

0.89 (0.60-1.33)

0.89 (0.60-1.32)

0.71 (0.42-1.21)

0.86 (0.43-1.74)

0.75 (0.39-1.46)

1.01 (0.50-2.04)

0.47 (0.17-1.32)

0.34 (0.06-1.92)

Unemployed/other

6.33 (3.61-11.10)*

3.90 (2.23-6.84)*

8.42 (4.75-14.93)*

9.36 (4.86-18.03)*

6.41 (1.65-24.89)*

3.20 (0.81-12.68)

7.23 (1.96-26.71)*

9.01 (1.95-41.66)*

Living situation

Lives with others

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Lives alone

1.14 (0.65-2.10)

0.84 (0.46-1.55)

1.06 (0.53-2.10)

1.19 (0.49-2.91)

0.62 (0.16-2.39)

0.90 (0.24-3.44)

1.33 (0.32-5.44)

2.21 (0.40-12.09)

General health

Good/very good/excellent

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

Fair/poor

3.76 (2.44-5.79)*

14.04 (8.91-22.12)*

2.18 (1.30-3.66)*

1.99 (1.01-3.94)*

1.70 (0.76-3.79)

5.15 (2.34-11.35)*

2.77 (1.09-7.03)*

1.01 (0.19-5.41)

Length of stay

-

-

-

-

< 20 years

-

-

-

-

0.38 (0.14-1.01)

0.51 (0.19-1.41)

0.05 (0.00-1.53)

0.27 (0.03-2.89)

≥20 years

-

-

-

-

1.00~

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

Background

English-speaking

1.00

1.00~

1.00~

1.00

Non-English speaking

0.72 (0.39-1.36)

1.64 (0.85-3.15)

0.40 (0.15-1.03)

0.84 (0.26-2.76)