Table 6 Multinomial logistic regression analyses of demographic, socioeconomic and health status characteristics on caring† in the 1946–51 cohort: odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs)
Characteristics | Latent classesa | |
|---|---|---|
Overall highest OR (95% CIs) | Low then increasing OR (95% CIs) | |
Country of birth b | ||
European/Asia/other non ESB | 0.92 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.74 (0.6, 0.9)* |
Other ESB | 0.69 (0.6, 0.8)*** | 0.71 (0.6, 0.9)** |
Australia (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Occupational status c | ||
No occupation | 1.33 (1.1, 1.5)*** | 0.97 (0.8, 1.2) |
Elementary clerical/production | 0.88 (0.7, 1.1) | 1.07 (0.8, 1.4) |
Intermediate clerical/production | 1.06 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.85 (0.7, 1.1) |
Trade/advanced clerical | 0.91 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.86 (0.7, 1.1) |
Manager/professional (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Ability to manage on available income | ||
Impossible/Difficult always | 1.24 (1.0, 1.5)* | 1.19 (0.9, 1.6) |
Difficult sometimes | 1.24 (1.1, 1.5)** | 1.22 (0.9, 1.5) |
Not too bad (ref) | 1.06 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.96 (0.8, 1.2) |
Easy | 1 | 1 |
Labour force participation d | ||
Not in labour force | 1.05 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.85 (0.7, 1.1) |
Part-time | 1.28 (1.1, 1.5)*** | 1.02 (0.9, 1.2) |
Full-time (ref) | 1 | 1 |
Alcohol consumption | ||
Risky drinker | 0.67 (0.5, 0.9)** | 0.73 (0.5, 1.1) |
Low risk drinker | 0.85 (0.7, 0.9)* | 1.10 (0.9, 1.4) |
Rarely drinks | 0.96 (0.8, 1.1) | 1.29 (1.0, 1.6)* |
Non-drinker (ref) | 1 | 1 |