Table 2.
Housing and household characteristics reported by SEARCH carers and adjusted Prevalence Ratio of each characteristic by tenure type€
| Prevalence by tenure type n (%) | aPR (95% CI) g | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overallac | Own/mortgagebc | Private Rentbc | Social Housingbc | Social Housing vs Own/mortgagee | Social Housing vs Private rente | Private Rent vs Own/mortgagee |
| Total | 600 | 116 (19%) | 125 (21%) | 359 (60%) | |||
| Dwelling structure * b | |||||||
| House | 94% | 99% | 89% | 94% | |||
| Apartment | 6.5% | 0.9% | 12% | 6.5% | |||
| Years in current dwelling*** d | 3.0 (1.0, 7.0) | 5.0 (1.4, 10.0) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.7) | 3.7 (1.0, 7.3) | 0.84 (0.67, 1.05) | 2.28 (1.72, 3.04)*** | 0.37 (0.27, 0.49)*** |
| Forced to move out in past 12 months | 12% | 9.5% | 14% | 13% | 0.94 (0.47, 1.89) | 0.88 (0.51, 1.55) | 1.07 (0.49, 2.34) |
| Affordability problems f ** | 32% | 39% | 40% | 27% | 0.65 (0.48, 0.91)** | 0.61 (0.46, 0.82)** | 1.07 (0.77, 1.49) |
| Number of people who normally sleep in home d ** | |||||||
| 5 (4, 6) | 5 (4, 6) | 4 (3, 6) | 5 (4, 6) | 1.02 (0.93, 1.12) | 1.12 (1.03, 1.23)** | 0.91 (0.82, 0.99)* | |
| Number of bedrooms *** | |||||||
| 0–2 | 6.7% | 3.4% | 19% | 3.4% | |||
| 3 | 59% | 45% | 54% | 65% | |||
| 4+ | 35% | 52% | 27% | 32% | |||
| Median d *** | 3 (3, 4) | 4 (3, 4) | 3 (3, 4) | 3 (3, 4) | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) | 1.10 (1.04, 1.16)*** | 0.87 (0.82, 0.93)*** |
| Persons Per Bedroom (PPB) d | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 1.5 (1.0, 1.8) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 1.02 (0.94, 1.11) | 0.97 (0.89, 1.06) | 1.05 (0.96, 1.16) |
| > 2 Persons Per Bedroom (CNOS)h | 9.0% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.97 (0.45, 2.37) | 0.95 (0.50, 1.92) | 1.03 (0.43, 2.60) |
| Felt too crowded where you live | 30% | 21% | 30% | 33% | 1.26 (0.93, 1.89) | 1.07 (0.78, 1.50) | 1.19 (0.76, 1.92) |
| Home too small * | 42% | 35% | 35% | 46% | 1.33 (1.00, 1.83) | 1.39 (1.06, 1.87)* | 0.96 (0.67, 1.39) |
| Home too big | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.0% | |||
| Children of carers in current study | 1406 | 244 (17%) | 276 (20%) | 886 (63%) | |||
| Homes lived in since birth median d *** | 2 (1, 4) | 2 (1, 3) | 3 (2, 5) | 2 (1, 4) | 1.19 (1.05, 1.35)** | 0.82 (0.75, 0.90)*** | 1.45 (1.27, 1.67)*** |
| 1–3 homes | 65% | 74% | 54% | 67% | e | e | e |
| 4+ homes i*** | 35% | 26% | 46% | 33% | 1.87 (1.25, 2.78)** | 0.56 (0.41, 0.77)*** | 3.31 (2.14, 5.13)*** |
a Percentage of households with each housing characteristic overall
b Percentage of households within each tenure type with each housing characteristic
c Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding
d Median (Q1, Q3)
eReferent group
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
f Affordability problems if reported yes to rent, rates or mortgage too high
g adjusted for age, sex, ACCHS, Aboriginality and income
h Households considered crowded as per the first Canadian National Occupancy Standard, having more than 2 persons per bedroom
i Adjusted Odds Ratio not Prevalence Ratio