From: Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Libyan migrant families in Australia
Parameter | Univariable 18-item N (%) | Multivariable 18-item N (%) | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | p-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Socio-demographics attributes | ||||||
Age | 1.04 | (1.01,1.08) | 0.043 | Non-significant in final model | ||
Gender | ||||||
 Male | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Female | 0.70 | (0.40, 1.21) | 0.201 |  | ||
Length of stay | 1.06 | (0.96, 1.17) | 0.247 | Non-significant in final model | ||
Citizenship/visa type | ||||||
 Australian citizen | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Permanent residence | 1.21 | (0.63, 2.31) | 0.571 |  | ||
 Temporary visa | 0.45 | (0.18, 1.10) | 0.079 |  | ||
English language proficiency | ||||||
 Low level | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Intermediate level | 1.55 | (0.72, 3.35) | 0.263 |  | ||
 High level | 1.20 | (0.61, 2.35) | 0.591 |  | ||
State of residence | ||||||
 NSW | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Vic | 1.80 | (0.88, 3.71) | 0.109 |  | ||
 Qld | 2.94 | (0.97, 8.92) | 0.057 |  | ||
 Others | 0.98 | (0.44, 2.22) | 0.968 |  | ||
Education | ||||||
 Vocational, high school or less | Reference category |  |  |  |  | |
 Undergraduate University | 0.56 | (0.23, 1.35) | 0.196 | Non-significant in final model |  | |
 Postgraduate University | 0.63 | (0.28, 1.42) | 0.264 |  |  | |
Household structure | ||||||
 Living with spouse | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Living with others | 1.12 | (0.59, 2.52) | 0.781 |  | ||
Number of family members | 1.27 | (1.07, 1.49) | 0.005 | 1.21 | (1.01, 1.47) | 0.048 |
Number of Children among families | ||||||
 0 | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 1–2 | 1.64 | (0.69, 3.90) | 0.262 |  | ||
 3–4 | 2.55 | (1.19, 5.50) | 0.016 |  | ||
 5 or more | 6.53 | (1.90, 22.45) | 0.003 |  | ||
Socio-economic attributes | ||||||
Employment status | ||||||
 Employed | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Unemployed | 0.99 | (0.57, 1.73) | 0.988 |  | ||
Annual income | ||||||
 < AUD40,000 | Reference category |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥AUD40,000 | 0.53 | (0.28, 1.01) | 0.053 | 0.49 | (0.25, 0.94) | 0.032 |
Occupation statusa | ||||||
 Managerial, professionals or skilled | Reference category |  |  |  |  |  |
 Unskilled, pensioner or unemployed | 0.99 | (0.51,1.92) | 0.969 | Non-significant in final model |  |  |
Private health insurance | ||||||
 Yes | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 No | 1.01 | (0.52, 1.96) | 0.985 |  | ||
Housing arrangements | ||||||
 Renting | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model | ||
 Paying-off mortgage | 0.56 | (0.09, 3.44) | 0.534 |  | ||
 Outright owner or fully-owned | 0.75 | (0.13, 4.19) | 0.744 |  | ||
IRSAD b | ||||||
 1–2 | Reference category |  |  | Non-significant in final model |  |  |
 3–4 | 1.58 | (0.62, 3.99) | 0.334 |  |  |  |
 5–6 | 2.98 | (1.01, 8.85) | 0.050 |  |  |  |
 7–8 | 1.75 | (0.75, 4.09) | 0.193 |  |  |  |
 9–10 | 1.77 | (0.64, 4.91) | 0.274 |  |  |  |