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Table 2 Housing and household characteristics reported by SEARCH carers and adjusted Prevalence Ratio of each characteristic by tenure type€

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

  

Prevalence by tenure type n (%)

aPR (95% CI) g

Characteristic

Overallac

Own/mortgagebc

Private Rentbc

Social Housingbc

Social Housing vs Own/mortgagee

Social Housing vs Private rente

Private Rent vs Own/mortgagee

Total

600

116 (19%)

125 (21%)

359 (60%)

   

Dwelling structure * b

 House

94%

99%

89%

94%

   

 Apartment

6.5%

0.9%

12%

6.5%

   

Years in current dwelling*** d

3.0 (1.0, 7.0)

5.0 (1.4, 10.0)

1.1 (0.5, 2.7)

3.7 (1.0, 7.3)

0.84 (0.67, 1.05)

2.28 (1.72, 3.04)***

0.37 (0.27, 0.49)***

Forced to move out in past 12 months

12%

9.5%

14%

13%

0.94 (0.47, 1.89)

0.88 (0.51, 1.55)

1.07 (0.49, 2.34)

Affordability problems f **

32%

39%

40%

27%

0.65 (0.48, 0.91)**

0.61 (0.46, 0.82)**

1.07 (0.77, 1.49)

Number of people who normally sleep in home d **

       

5 (4, 6)

5 (4, 6)

4 (3, 6)

5 (4, 6)

1.02 (0.93, 1.12)

1.12 (1.03, 1.23)**

0.91 (0.82, 0.99)*

Number of bedrooms ***

 0–2

6.7%

3.4%

19%

3.4%

   

 3

59%

45%

54%

65%

   

 4+

35%

52%

27%

32%

   

 Median d ***

3 (3, 4)

4 (3, 4)

3 (3, 4)

3 (3, 4)

0.96 (0.91, 1.01)

1.10 (1.04, 1.16)***

0.87 (0.82, 0.93)***

Persons Per Bedroom (PPB) d

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.5 (1.0, 1.8)

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.02 (0.94, 1.11)

0.97 (0.89, 1.06)

1.05 (0.96, 1.16)

> 2 Persons Per Bedroom (CNOS)h

9.0%

6.9%

9.8%

9.4%

0.97 (0.45, 2.37)

0.95 (0.50, 1.92)

1.03 (0.43, 2.60)

Felt too crowded where you live

30%

21%

30%

33%

1.26 (0.93, 1.89)

1.07 (0.78, 1.50)

1.19 (0.76, 1.92)

Home too small *

42%

35%

35%

46%

1.33 (1.00, 1.83)

1.39 (1.06, 1.87)*

0.96 (0.67, 1.39)

Home too big

1.7%

0.9%

1.6%

2.0%

   

Children of carers in current study

1406

244 (17%)

276 (20%)

886 (63%)

   

Homes lived in since birth median d ***

2 (1, 4)

2 (1, 3)

3 (2, 5)

2 (1, 4)

1.19 (1.05, 1.35)**

0.82 (0.75, 0.90)***

1.45 (1.27, 1.67)***

1–3 homes

65%

74%

54%

67%

e

e

e

4+ homes i***

35%

26%

46%

33%

1.87 (1.25, 2.78)**

0.56 (0.41, 0.77)***

3.31 (2.14, 5.13)***

  1. a Percentage of households with each housing characteristic overall
  2. b Percentage of households within each tenure type with each housing characteristic
  3. c Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding
  4. d Median (Q1, Q3)
  5. eReferent group
  6. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
  7. f Affordability problems if reported yes to rent, rates or mortgage too high
  8. g adjusted for age, sex, ACCHS, Aboriginality and income
  9. h Households considered crowded as per the first Canadian National Occupancy Standard, having more than 2 persons per bedroom
  10. i Adjusted Odds Ratio not Prevalence Ratio