Table 3 Exponentiated Ordinal Logistic Regression showing the perceived impact of COVID-19 among respondents (n = 198)

Gender

Female

.

.

Male

1.3 (0.67,2.51)

0.438

Age

40+ years (ref)

.

.

30–39 years

1.09 (0.36,3.31)

0.885

21–29 years

1.46 (0.52,4.07)

0.473

18–20 years

0.76 (0.27,2.16)

0.604

Regional origin

Asia (ref)

.

.

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.92 (0.27,3.15)

0.894

North Africa and Middle East

0.39 (0.17,0.94)

0.036^a

Europe, Americas & Others

0.3 (0.13,0.72)

0.007^a

Visa on Arrival

Skilled (ref)

.

.

Humanitarian

1.43 (0.47,4.41)

0.529

Temporary

1.32 (0.42,4.18)

0.641

Others

2.68 (1.03,6.99)

0.044^a

Residency status

Citizen (ref)

.

.

Temporary

4.43 (0.86,22.99)

0.076

Permanent

4.41 (1.69,11.53)

0.002^a

Years in Australia

15+ years (ref)

.

.

6–14 years

1.61 (0.75,3.43)

0.222

0–5 years

0.4 (0.13,1.22)

0.108

Number of children

5+ children (ref)

.

.

3–4 children

2.36 (0.56,9.98)

0.245

0–2 children

4.21 (1.1,16.2)

0.036^a

Household size

6+ people (ref)

.

.

4–5 people

0.65 (0.18,2.41)

0.518

1–3 people

0.31 (0.09,1.11)

0.072

Employment status

Employed (ref)

.

.

Unemployed

3.53 (1.16,10.73)

0.026^a

Others

2.34 (0.9,6.07)

0.081

Work situation

Permanent (ref)

.

.

Temporary

0.5 (0.2,1.28)

0.148

Casual

0.2 (0.08,0.51)

0.001^a

Work Fraction

0.8–1.0 FTE (ref)

.

.

0.5–0.7 FTE

1.1 (0.48,2.55)

0.824

0.2–0.4 FTE

1.29 (0.42,3.98)

0.654

Education level

University (ref)

.

.

Some College/TAFE

0.32 (0.14,0.69)

0.004^a

Primary/Secondary

0.19 (0.07,0.5)

0.001^a

Income

$90,000+ (ref)

.

.

$60,000–$89,999

1.66 (0.51,5.39)

0.401

$50,000–$69,999

2 (0.6,6.66)

0.261

$0–$49,999

1.31 (0.41,4.23)

0.653