Table 2.
Relative odds of current asthma by socioeconomic status variables for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 18-64 years, 2004-05.*
| Indigenous | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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)† |
|
| Main language | |||
| English | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 |
| Not English | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | --- | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) |
| Highest year of school completed | |||
| Year 10 or more | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Less than Year 10§ | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
| Highest non-school qualification | |||
| Bachelor/post-graduate degree | 1.0 (0.5-1.9) | 0.9 (0.5-1.6) | 0.9 (0.4-1.7) |
| Diploma | 1.1 (0.7-2.0) | 1.0 (0.6-1.7) | 1.0 (0.5-1.8) |
| Certificate | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) | 1.1 (0.9-1.5) | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) |
| No qualifications | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployed | 0.9 (0.6-1.5) | 0.9 (0.6-1.5) | 0.9 (0.5-1.5) |
| Not in the labour force | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | 1.0 (0.7-1.3) |
| Housing tenure | |||
| Owner/purchaser | 1.1 (0.8-1.5) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) | 1.0 (0.7-1.3) |
| Renter/other tenure | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more (last 12 mos) | |||
| Yes | 1.2 (0.9-1.4) | 1.3 (1.1-1.7) | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Equivalised household income quintile|| | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 0.7 (0.4-1.3) | 0.8 (0.5-1.5) | 0.7 (0.3-1.4) |
| 2 | 0.6 (0.3-1.1) | 0.7 (0.4-1.3) | 0.6 (0.3-1.2) |
| 3 | 0.7 (0.4-1.4) | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | 0.7 (0.3-1.4) |
| 4 | 0.6 (0.3-1.3) | 0.6 (0.3-1.3) | 0.6 (0.3-1.3) |
| 5 (highest) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Not known/not stated | 0.6 (0.3-1.2) | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | 0.7 (0.3-1.5) |
| SEIFA quintile†† | |||
| 1 (most disadvantaged) | 1.5 (0.4-6.3) | 2.1 (0.5-9.3) | 2.0 (0.5-8.2) |
| 2 | 1.8 (0.4-7.5) | 2.1 (0.5-9.3) | 2.0 (0.5-8.6) |
| 3 | 1.7 (0.4-7.4) | 2.0 (0.5-9.2) | 2.0 (0.5-8.4) |
| 4 | 1.6 (0.4-6.8) | 1.8 (0.4-7.9) | 1.8 (0.4-7.5) |
| 5 (least disadvantaged) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Area of residence | |||
| Major cities | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 |
| Inner regional | 1.0 (0.7-1.4) | --- | 0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
| Outer regional | 0.8 (0.5-1.1) | --- | 0.8 (0.5-1.1) |
| Remote or very remote | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | --- | 0.5 (0.3-0.7) |
| Non-Indigenous | |||
| 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)† | |
| Main language | |||
| English | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 |
| Not English | 0.3 (0.2-0.4) | --- | 0.3 (0.2-0.4) |
| Highest year of school completed | |||
| Year 10 or more | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Less than Year 10§ | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
| Level of highest non-school qualification | |||
| Bachelor/post-graduate degree | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) | 1.0 (0.8-1.1) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) |
| Diploma | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) | 0.8 (0.7-1.1) | 1.0 (0.7-1.2) |
| Certificate | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 1.0 (0.8-1.1) | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) |
| No qualifications | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployed | 1.1 (0.7-1.6) | 1.2 (0.8-1.7) | 1.0 (0.6-1.5) |
| Not in the labour force | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
| Housing tenure | |||
| Owner/purchaser | --- | --- | --- |
| Renter/other tenure | --- | --- | --- |
| Ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more in last 12 months | |||
| Yes | 1.8 (1.5-2.3) | 1.8 (1.4-2.2) | 1.5 (1.2-2.0) |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Equivalised household income quintile|| | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
| 2 | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | 1.1 (0.9-1.5) |
| 3 | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
| 4 | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
| 5 (highest) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Not known/not stated | 0.8 (0.6-1.0) | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) |
| SEIFA quintile†† | |||
| 1 (most disadvantaged) | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) |
| 2 | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
| 3 | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
| 4 | 1.2 (0.9-1.5) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
| 5 (least disadvantaged) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Area of residence | |||
| Major cities | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 |
| Inner regional | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | --- | 1.1 (1.0-1.3) |
| Outer regional | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | --- | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
| Remote or very remote | --- | --- | --- |
* 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.