TABLE 2—
Univariable and Multivariable Factors Associated With Psychological Distress Among Transgender Australians (n = 169) in the Private Lives 2 Survey: 2011
| Univariable |
Multivariable |
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| Variable | Mean | b (95% CI) | B | P | b (95% CI) | B | P |
| Gender identity | .99 | . . . | |||||
| Trans male (Ref) | 23.22 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Trans female | 23.20 | –0.02 (–3.11, 3.08) | –0.00 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Sexual identity | .61 | . . . | |||||
| Gay or lesbian | 24.36 | 3.27 (–1.28, 7.82) | 0.16 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Bisexual | 23.00 | 1.91 (–2.85, 6.68) | 0.09 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 21.09 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Queer | 22.23 | 1.14 (–3.94, 6.23) | 0.05 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Other | 24.13 | 3.04 (–1.82, 7.89) | 0.14 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Age (18–77 y) | . . . | –0.13 (–0.23, –0.03) | –0.20* | .01 | –0.11 (–0.22, –0.00) | –0.18* | .04 |
| Relationship status | .25 | . . . | |||||
| Single (Ref) | 24.03 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| In a relationship | 22.38 | −1.65 (–4.45, 1.14) | –0.09 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Religious affiliation | .65 | . . . | |||||
| Not religious (Ref) | 23.45 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Religious | 22.78 | –0.67 (–3.58, 2.24) | –0.04 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Education | .01 | .19 | |||||
| Not university educated (Ref) | 24.59 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| University educated | 20.81 | −3.77 (–6.61, –0.94) | –0.20** | −2.20 (–5.46, 1.07) | –0.12 | ||
| Employment status | .07 | .1 | |||||
| Not working (Ref) | 24.63 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Working | 22.07 | −2.56 (–5.37, 0.25) | –0.14 | −2.66 (–5.78, 0.47) | –0.15 | ||
| Weekly income (AU$)a | .14 | .48 | |||||
| 0–999 (Ref) | 23.78 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| ≥ 1000 | 21.37 | −2.41 (–5.59, 0.76) | –0.12 | 1.44 (–2.55, 5.44) | 0.07 | ||
| Residential location | .11 | .18 | |||||
| Urban (Ref) | 22.82 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Rural | 25.71 | 2.89 (–0.65, 6.42) | 0.13 | 2.44 (–1.17, 6.05) | 0.11 | ||
| Country of birth | .45 | . . . | |||||
| Australia (Ref) | 23.55 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Overseas | 22.26 | −1.28 (–4.59, 2.03) | –0.06 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Being able to turn to family for support | .01 | .03 | |||||
| No (Ref) | 24.79 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Yes | 20.75 | −4.04 (–6.83, –1.25) | –0.22** | −3.28 (–6.27, –0.30) | –0.18* | ||
| Being able to turn to partner for support | .13 | .17 | |||||
| No (Ref) | 24.24 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Yes | 22.08 | −2.16 (–4.94, 0.62) | –0.12 | −2.04 (–4.97, 0.88) | –0.11 | ||
| Being able to turn to straight friends for support | .65 | . . . | |||||
| No (Ref) | 23.53 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Yes | 22.89 | –0.64 (–3.44, 2.15) | –0.04 | . . . | . . . | ||
| Being able to turn to LGBT friends for support | .96 | . . . | |||||
| No (Ref) | 23.15 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| Yes | 23.23 | 0.08 (–2.91, 3.06) | 0.00 | . . . | . . . | ||
| LGBT contact | .02 | .15 | |||||
| ≤ monthly (Ref) | 25.29 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | ||
| ≥ weekly | 21.97 | −3.32 (–6.18, –0.47) | –0.18* | −2.28 (–5.40, 0.84) | –0.12 | ||
| No. of victimization experiences (0–5) | . . . | 1.59 (0.45, 2.72) | 0.22** | .01 | 1.45 (0.29, 2.62) | 0.20* | .02 |
| R2 | 0.19 | .001 | |||||
Note. CI = confidence interval; LGBT = lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Results are from univariable regressions conducted for each demographic and psychosocial variable and a single multivariable regression including variables that were univariately associated with psychological distress at P < .15. Age and victimization experiences are continuous variables; all other variables are categorical. The sample size was n = 137 for the multivariable regression because of missing data on some variables.
Weekly pretax income. National median weekly income for full-time and part-time workers at time of survey was AU $900.35
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.