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Table 6 Relative odds of any self-reported racial discrimination in the last 12 months, indigenous Australian adults aged 15 years and over, 2008–09†,‡

From: Patterns and correlates of self-reported racial discrimination among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, 2008–09: analysis of national survey data

 

Model 1§

Model 2§

Model 3§

Model 4§

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Married

0.7 (0.6-0.9)**

0.8 (0.7-1.0)*

---

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

Remote area residence

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

---

0.6 (0.4-0.7)***

Highest qualification

    

  University degree

1.9 (1.2-2.8)**

2.5 (1.6-3.9)***

---

2.0 (1.3-3.1)**

  Diploma/certificate

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)*

---

1.3 (1.0-1.8)

  Year 12 only

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

---

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

  Year 10/11 only

1.0

1.0

---

1.0

  <Year 10 only

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

---

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

Labour force status

    

  Employed

1.0

1.0

---

1.0

  Unemployed

2.1 (1.6-2.8)***

2.0 (1.5-2.6)***

---

1.8 (1.3-2.5)***

  Not in labour force

1.3 (1.1-1.6)*

1.3 (1.0-1.6)*

---

1.2 (1.0-1.5)

Home owned or being purchased

0.5 (0.4-0.6)***

0.5 (0.4-0.6)***

---

0.6 (0.5-0.8)**

Equivalised household income quintile

    

  1 (lowest)

1.0

1.0

---

1.0

  2

0.7 (0.6-0.9)*

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

---

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

  3

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

---

1.4 (0.9-1.9)

  4

0.6 (0.4-0.8)**

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

---

0.9 (0.6-1.3)

  5 (highest)

1.2 (0.6-2.2)

1.5 (0.8-3.1)

---

1.7 (0.8-3.5)

  Not known/Not stated

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

---

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

SEIFA quintile

    

  1 (most disadvantaged)

1.0

1.0

---

1.0

  2

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

---

1.4 (1.0-1.9)*

  3

0.6 (0.5-0.9)**

0.7 (0.5-0.9)*

---

0.7 (0.5-1.0)

  4

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

1.1 (0.8-1.7)

---

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

  5

1.0 (0.4-2.1)

1.1 (0.5-2.4)

---

1.3 (0.5-3.1)

Main language not English

1.0 (0.7-1.2)

---

0.5 (0.4-0.7)***

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

Household members all Indigenous

1.8 (1.5-2.3)***

---

1.4 (1.1-1.7)*

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

Identifies with clan, tribal, language group

2.5 (2.0-3.0)***

---

1.6 (1.3-2.1)***

1.6 (1.3-2.1)***

Identifies homelands

2.6 (2.0-3.3)***

---

1.6 (1.2-2.1)**

1.6 (1..2-2.1)**

Participated in cultural events, past 12 months

2.2 (1.8-2.7)***

---

1.5 (1.2-1.8)**

1.5 (1.2-1.9)**

Taken away from natural family

2.6 (2.0-3.3)***

---

2.2 (1.7-3.0)***

2.1 (1.5-2.8)***

% friends who are Indigenous

    

  Most or all

1.0

---

1.0

1.0

  About half

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

---

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

0.9 (0.6-1.1)

  Few

0.4 (0.3-0.5)***

---

0.6 (0.4-0.7)***

0.5 (0.4-0.6)***

Level of trust

    

  High

1.0

---

1.0

1.0

  Medium

1.4 (1.1-1.7)**

---

1.3 (1.0-1.7)*

1.3 (1.0-1.6)

  Low

2.0 (1.6-2.4)***

---

2.0 (1.6-2.4)***

2.0 (1.6-2.4)***

  1. † Source: Weighted data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2008–09 confidentialised unit record file (CURF) [11, 12].
  2. ‡ Includes those with complete data on all variables of interest (N = 7,098).
  3. § Model 1: Adjusted for age group and sex and the variable shown.
  4. Model 2: Adjusted for age group, sex and the socio-demographic variables listed.
  5. Model 3: Adjusted for age group, sex, and the cultural variables listed.
  6. Model 4: Adjusted for age group, sex, and the socio-demographic and cultural variables listed.
  7. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
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