Carer characteristic | Female carers (n = 268) | Male carers (n = 238) | ||||
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% not employed (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p | % not employed (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p | |
Age group | ns | Â | ||||
 15–34 years | 64.7 (46.5–79.4) | 1.00 |  | 36.5 (23.0–52.4) |  | |
 35–54 years | 40.7 (31.1–51.1) | 0.31 (0.11–0.86) | .03 | 24.0 (16.1–34.2) | ||
 55–64 years | 65.9 (50.1–79.0) | 0.74 (0.24–2.34) | .61 | 38.2 (26.0–52.0) | ||
Highest level of educationa | ns | |||||
 Post-secondary degree/certificate | 36.6 (27.8–46.4) | 1.00 |  | 23.4 (16.4–32.4) |  | |
 Senior secondary school (Year 11 or 12) | 67.9 (53.3–79.7) | 3.09 (1.41–6.74) | .005 | 34.9 (21.6–51.0) | ||
 Junior secondary school (Year 10) or less | 74.1 (61.9–83.4) | 3.86 (1.59–9.39) | .004 | 48.9 (33.8–64.2) | ||
Carer’s own disability status | ||||||
 No disability | 40.3 (30.6–50.9) | 1.00 |  | 24.7 (16.6–35.0) | 1.00 |  |
 Has a disability | 68.0 (58.5–76.1) | 3.60 (1.68–7.69) | .001 | 48.6 (32.6–64.9) | 3.64 (1.07–12.39) | .04 |
Cares for their spouse/partner or adult child | Â | ns | Â | Â | ||
 Cares for another relative/friend only | 65.9 (48.9–79.7) |  |  | 49.3 (34.7–64.0) | 1.00 | |
 Cares for their partner/child | 49.7 (41.4–57.9) |  | 24.7 (18.7–31.9) | 0.38 (0.13–1.12) | .08 | |
Care recipient disability level | ||||||
 Moderate or less limitation in core activities | 42.1 (33.4–51.4) | 1.00 |  | 16.2 (8.5–28.6) | 1.00 |  |
 Profound or severe limitation in core activities | 64.1 (52.5–74.2) | 2.13 (1.02–4.43) | .04 | 44.5 (34.0–55.5) | 4.21 (1.45–12.25) | .009 |
Care recipient(s) receipt of any formal services | Â | ns | Â | |||
 Does not receive services | 55.3 (42.7–67.3) |  |  | 44.3 (33.0–56.1) | 1.00 |  |
 Receives services | 51.7 (41.7–61.6) | 22.8 (15.9–31.4) | 0.34 (0.18–0.65) | .001 |