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Table 1 Age and sex-standardised prevalence, prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of social determinants of health, by Aboriginal status

From: Inequalities in the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: a cross-sectional population-based study in the Australian state of Victoria

Indicator

Prevalence (%)

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

Crude

Non-Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Non-Aboriginal

Aboriginal (95% CI)

p value

Socioeconomic determinants

      

Income less than $80,000

63.7

81.1

79.6

1.00

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

<0.001

Income less than $40,000

32.4

48.4

44.1

1.00

1.4 (1.2-1.7)

<0.001

Income less than $20,000

12.4

18.9

17.5

1.00

1.6 (1.1-2.3)

0.014

Unemployed

3.6

8.7

10.2

1.00

2.4 (1.4-4.2)

0.001

Not in labour force

35.5

39.2

33.9

1.00

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.444

Unable to work

2.9

7.3

6.8

1.00

2.5 (1.6-4.0)

<0.001

Psychosocial risk factors

      

Food insecure

5.4

17.7

20.3

1.00

3.4 (2.3-5.1)

<0.001

High/very high psychological distressa

11.6

22.6

25.3

1.00

2.1 (1.5-2.9)

<0.001

Very high psychological distressb

3.1

11.3

13.7

1.00

4.4 (2.6-7.4)

<0.001

Financial stressc

11.8

19.4

20.7

1.00

1.7 (1.2-2.4)

0.002

Social capital

      

Lived in neighbourhood less than 1year

8.3

14.8

19.4

1.00

2.0 (1.3-3.0)

0.001

Unable to get help from family

7.2

15.2

15.0

1.00

2.1 (1.4-3.2)

<0.001

Unable to get help from neighbours

25.4

26.8

28.8

1.00

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

0.758

Unable to get help from friends

5.0

3.0

3.1

1.00

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0.231

Attended support group meeting

10.0

14.5

13.7

1.00

1.4 (1.0-2.1)

0.084

Unable to access community services or resources

13.5

13.7

14.9

1.00

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

0.626

Did not believe most people could be trusted (social trust)

20.9

27.3

29.2

1.00

1.4 (1.0-1.8)

0.035

Did not feel valued by society (civic trust)

13.2

18.9

20.1

1.00

1.6 (1.1-2.3)

0.027

NOT a member of a groupd

38.9

47.6

49.1

1.00

1.3 (1.0-1.5)

0.016

  1. aKessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) score ≥22.
  2. bK10 score ≥30.
  3. cUnable to raise $2,000 within two days in an emergency.
  4. dSports, church, school, professional or other community action group.