Table 2.

Results from adjusted analysis comparing characteristics of non-users and users of health services who reported fair or poor health in the LINKIN and HILDA populations (Total and Non-metropolitan regions)

Characteristics	Adjusted LINKIN OR	95% CI	P	Adjusted Non Metro HILDA OR	95% CI	P	Adjusted Total HILDA OR	95% CI	P
Age	1.00	0.98-1.02	0.969	0.95	0.93-0.97	>0.001	0.99	0.97-1.01	0.323
Female	0.57	0.32-1.03	0.062	0.53	0.25-1.13	0.096	0.74	0.37-1.51	0.403
Single/never married	1.15	0.51-2.63	0.738	0.45	0.17-1.19	0.105	1.38	0.57-3.30	0.465
Educated: Year 10 or below	1.94	1.02-3.70	0.044	1.42	0.77-2.59	0.252	0.81	0.47-1.37	0.416
Unemployed	3.24	1.28-8.17	0.013	1.42	0.30-6.60	0.652	2.57	0.29-22.9	0.390
Smoker	2.67	1.38-5.17	0.004	2.16	0.94-4.96	0.068	1.59	0.66-3.83	0.294
1 or more health condition	0.18	0.08-0.41	<0.001	0.56	0.26-1.24	0.151	0.21	0.10-0.45	>0.001

Reference categories: Males; Married/living with partner/widowed; Highest education greater than Year 10; Not unemployed; Not current smoker; Does not self-report having a current health condition