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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of carers who completed the Phase One SEARCH Housing Questionnaire: prevalence and adjusted Odds Ratio by tenure type€

From: Housing conditions of urban households with Aboriginal children in NSW Australia: tenure type matters

Characteristic

Overall a c

Prevalence by tenure type (%)

aOR (95% CI) h

Own/mortgage μc

Private Rent bc

Social Housing bc

Social Housing vs Own/mortgage

Social Housing vs Private rent

Private Rent vs Own/mortgage

Total

600

116 (19%)

125 (21%)

359 (60%)

   

Gender

 Male

9.3%

12%

9.6%

8.4%

e

e

e

  Female

91%

88%

90%

92%

1.02 (0.44, 2.37)

1.03 (0.45, 2.36)

0.98 (0.39, 2.52)

Age d ***

33 yrs. (27, 39)

35 yrs. (30, 43)

31 yrs. (26, 37)

33 yrs. (27, 39)

0.70 (0.52,0.93)* f

1.37 (1.04, 1.80)* f

0.51 (0.36,0.71)*** f

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Status ***

 Non-Aboriginal

22%

37%

30%

15%

e

e

e

 Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander

78%

64%

70%

86%

4.17 (2.25, 7.74) ***

2.79 (1.60, 4.86)***

1.50 (0.80, 2.80)

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) ***

 ACCHS A

24%

33%

22%

22%

e

e

e

 ACCHS B

21%

23%

34%

16%

2.05 (0.94, 4.50)

0.50 (0.25, 0.98)*

4.12 (1.83, 9.30)**

 ACCHS C

27%

24%

21%

30%

2.02 (0.97, 4.24)

1.27 (0.64, 2.52)

1.59 (0.70, 3.62)

 ACCHS D

28%

20%

24%

32%

4.44 (2.03, 9.73) ***

1.59 (0.80, 3.13)

2.80 (1.18, 6.66)*

Employment Status ***

 Employed

30%

54%

38%

19%

e

e

e

  Studying

3.5%

3.4%

4.0%

3.4%

2.22 (0.60, 8.28)

2.38 (0.70, 8.14)

0.93 (0.22, 3.96)

  Home duties

54%

34%

48%

63%

3.50 (1.85, 6.65)***

2.11 (1.19, 3.75)*

1.66 (0.84, 3.30)

  Not working g

13%

8.6%

11%

15%

3.20 (1.16, 8.83)*

2.18 (0.94, 5.03)

1.47 (0.48, 4.48)

Qualifications *

 Bachelor or Post graduate degree

7.5%

15%

11%

3.9%

e

e

e

 Trade, certificate, diploma

41%

63%

47%

31%

0.86 (0.32, 2.33)

1.33 (0.49, 3.66)

0.65 (0.24, 1.74)

  None

52%

23%

42%

65%

3.50 (1.21, 10.15)*

2.45 (0.87, 6.91)

1.43 (0.48, 4.28)

Fortnightly Income***

 $2000+

9.8%

26%

11%

4.4%

e

e

e

 $800–1999

43%

52%

49%

37%

2.95 (1.27, 6.86)*

1.33 (0.54, 3.29)

2.21 (0.95, 5.17)

 $0–799

48%

22%

41%

58%

7.33 (2.95, 18.16)***

1.95 (0.78, 4.89)

3.75 (1.47, 9.59)**

  1. a Percentage of carers overall with each characteristic
  2. b Percentage of carers within each tenure type with each characteristic (column percentages)
  3. c Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding
  4. dMedian (Q1, Q3)
  5. e Referent group
  6. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
  7. f Odds of living in tenure type are for each additional 10 years of age g Not working included carers who reported being unemployed, unable to work or retired
  8. h adjusted for all demographic characteristics: sex, age, ATSI Status, ACCHS, employment status, qualifications & income
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