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Table 1 Multivariate association between experiences of racial discrimination and selected socio-demographic characteristics of Indigenous children

From: The impact of racial discrimination on the health of Australian Indigenous children aged 5–10 years: analysis of national longitudinal data

  

Primary carer’s experience of racism (ever)

Family experience of racism, discrimination or prejudice (ever)

Study child treated badly or discriminated against because they were Indigenous (ever)

% (n)a

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Sex of study child

 Male

50.0 (628)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

 Female

50.0 (627)

0.95

0.73–1.24

0.98

0.78–1.25

1.19

0.82–1.72

Age of study child (years)

 5–6

50.0 (628)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

 7–8

12.4 (156)

0.91

0.60–1.38

0.82

0.56–1.20

1.61

0.84–3.11

 9–10

37.5 (471)

1.04

0.78–1.39

0.86

0.66–1.12

4.40**

2.85–6.79

Age of primary carer (years)

 20–29

25.2 (316)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

 30–39

46.8 (588)

1.20

0.86–1.69

1.14

0.84–1.55

0.88

0.54–1.44

 40–49

21.3 (267)

1.74**

1.17–2.59

1.69**

1.17–2.43

0.95

0.54–1.67

 50 and over

6.7 (84)

1.61*

0.92–2.81

1.34

0.79–2.28

0.77

0.34–1.77

Level of relative isolation

 None

27.6 (347)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

 Low

50.4 (633)

1.05

0.74–1.51

0.94

0.70–1.26

0.83

0.50–1.37

 Moderate

12.9 (162)

0.68

0.41–1.12

0.47**

0.30–0.73

1.49

0.75–2.95

 High/extreme

9.0 (113)

0.43**

0.24–0.78

0.22**

0.12–0.40

2.19**

1.08–4.44

Education: primary carer

 Bachelor degree or above

8.8 (109)

1.40

0.82–2.39

1.41

0.88–2.26

1.19

0.57–2.51

 Other post-school

39.3 (484)

0.97

0.71–1.34

1.31*

0.97–1.76

1.19

0.75–1.89

 Year 11 or 12

22.9 (282)

0.86

0.59–1.25

0.77

0.54–1.09

1.25

0.74–2.12

 Year 10 or below

29.0 (357)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

Family financial strain

 Save a lot

6.2 (78)

Reference

..

Reference

..

Reference

..

 Save a bit every now and then

39.9 (501)

1.33

0.71–2.47

0.99

0.59–1.70

0.78

0.37–1.67

 Some money left over each week but we just spend it

9.2 (116)

1.28

0.60–2.69

1.18

0.63–2.21

0.49

0.18–1.33

 Just enough money to get us through to the next pay

33.3 (418)

1.88*

1.00–3.54

1.41

0.82–2.40

1.10

0.51–2.39

 Spending more than we get

11.2 (141)

2.20**

1.08–4.48

1.23

0.67–2.24

0.85

0.34–2.12

  1. aOR adjusted odds ratio, ** p value <0.05; * p value <0.10 (marginal statistical significance)
  2. Note: The table includes separate models for: primary carer’s experience of racism (n = 1020); family experience of racism, discrimination or prejudice (n = 1196); and study child treated badly or discriminated against because they were Indigenous (n = 1109). Models exclude records with missing data. Each model is adjusted for sex and age of the study child, age of the primary carer, level of relative isolation, primary carer education, and family financial strain
  3. aFull Wave 6 sample