Table 2 |
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Relative odds of current asthma by socioeconomic status variables for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 18-64 years, 2004-05.* |
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Indigenous |
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Adjusted for age and sex OR (95% CI)† |
Adjusted for age, sex, main language and area of residence OR (95% CI)† |
Full model‡ OR (95% CI)† |
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Main language |
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English |
1.0 |
--- |
1.0 |
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Not English |
0.4 (0.3-0.6) |
--- |
0.5 (0.3-0.8) |
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Highest year of school completed |
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Year 10 or more |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Less than Year 10§ |
1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
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Highest non-school qualification |
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Bachelor/post-graduate degree |
1.0 (0.5-1.9) |
0.9 (0.5-1.6) |
0.9 (0.4-1.7) |
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Diploma |
1.1 (0.7-2.0) |
1.0 (0.6-1.7) |
1.0 (0.5-1.8) |
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Certificate |
1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
1.1 (0.9-1.5) |
1.1 (0.8-1.6) |
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No qualifications |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Employment status |
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Employed |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Unemployed |
0.9 (0.6-1.5) |
0.9 (0.6-1.5) |
0.9 (0.5-1.5) |
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Not in the labour force |
1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
1.1 (0.8-1.4) |
1.0 (0.7-1.3) |
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Housing tenure |
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Owner/purchaser |
1.1 (0.8-1.5) |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
1.0 (0.7-1.3) |
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Renter/other tenure |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more (last 12 mos) |
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Yes |
1.2 (0.9-1.4) |
1.3 (1.1-1.7) |
1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
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No |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Equivalised household income quintile|| |
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1 (lowest) |
0.7 (0.4-1.3) |
0.8 (0.5-1.5) |
0.7 (0.3-1.4) |
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2 |
0.6 (0.3-1.1) |
0.7 (0.4-1.3) |
0.6 (0.3-1.2) |
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3 |
0.7 (0.4-1.4) |
0.8 (0.4-1.4) |
0.7 (0.3-1.4) |
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4 |
0.6 (0.3-1.3) |
0.6 (0.3-1.3) |
0.6 (0.3-1.3) |
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5 (highest) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Not known/not stated |
0.6 (0.3-1.2) |
0.8 (0.4-1.4) |
0.7 (0.3-1.5) |
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SEIFA quintile†† |
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1 (most disadvantaged) |
1.5 (0.4-6.3) |
2.1 (0.5-9.3) |
2.0 (0.5-8.2) |
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2 |
1.8 (0.4-7.5) |
2.1 (0.5-9.3) |
2.0 (0.5-8.6) |
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3 |
1.7 (0.4-7.4) |
2.0 (0.5-9.2) |
2.0 (0.5-8.4) |
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4 |
1.6 (0.4-6.8) |
1.8 (0.4-7.9) |
1.8 (0.4-7.5) |
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5 (least disadvantaged) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Area of residence |
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Major cities |
1.0 |
--- |
1.0 |
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Inner regional |
1.0 (0.7-1.4) |
--- |
0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
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Outer regional |
0.8 (0.5-1.1) |
--- |
0.8 (0.5-1.1) |
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Remote or very remote |
0.4 (0.3-0.6) |
--- |
0.5 (0.3-0.7) |
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Non-Indigenous |
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Adjusted for age and sex OR (95% CI)† |
Adjusted for age, sex, main language and area of residence OR (95% CI)† |
Full model‡ OR (95% CI)† |
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Main language |
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English |
1.0 |
--- |
1.0 |
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Not English |
0.3 (0.2-0.4) |
--- |
0.3 (0.2-0.4) |
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Highest year of school completed |
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Year 10 or more |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Less than Year 10§ |
1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
1.3 (1.1-1.6) |
1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
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Level of highest non-school qualification |
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Bachelor/post-graduate degree |
0.9 (0.8-1.1) |
1.0 (0.8-1.1) |
1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
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Diploma |
0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
0.8 (0.7-1.1) |
1.0 (0.7-1.2) |
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Certificate |
1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
1.0 (0.8-1.1) |
1.0 (0.9-1.2) |
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No qualifications |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Employment status |
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Employed |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Unemployed |
1.1 (0.7-1.6) |
1.2 (0.8-1.7) |
1.0 (0.6-1.5) |
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Not in the labour force |
1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
1.4 (1.2-1.6) |
1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
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Housing tenure |
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Owner/purchaser |
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--- |
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Renter/other tenure |
--- |
--- |
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Ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more in last 12 months |
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Yes |
1.8 (1.5-2.3) |
1.8 (1.4-2.2) |
1.5 (1.2-2.0) |
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No |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Equivalised household income quintile|| |
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1 (lowest) |
1.3 (1.0-1.6) |
1.4 (1.1-1.8) |
1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
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2 |
1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
1.3 (1.0-1.6) |
1.1 (0.9-1.5) |
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3 |
0.9 (0.7-1.1) |
1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
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4 |
0.9 (0.8-1.1) |
1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
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5 (highest) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Not known/not stated |
0.8 (0.6-1.0) |
0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
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SEIFA quintile†† |
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1 (most disadvantaged) |
1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
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2 |
1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
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3 |
1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
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4 |
1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
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5 (least disadvantaged) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Area of residence |
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Major cities |
1.0 |
--- |
1.0 |
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Inner regional |
1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
--- |
1.1 (1.0-1.3) |
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Outer regional |
1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
--- |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
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Remote or very remote |
--- |
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* Weighted data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2004-05 confidentialised unit record file (CURF) [14]. † OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Figures in bold are statistically significant at p < 0.05. ‡ Full model includes age group, sex and all other variables listed. § Includes those who never went to school. || Gross weekly equivalised cash income of household, using the OECD scale [15]. Quintiles are based on national figures. ** SEIFA, Socioeconomic Index for Areas, Index of Relative Disadvantage. Quintiles are based on national figures. |
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Cunningham International Journal for Equity in Health 2010 9:18 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-9-18 |
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