Table 2.
Associations of individual characteristics with likelihood of wait time periods (Odds Ratios and 95%CI, 0–30 days as a reference)
| Variables | Wait time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | 31–59 days | 2–6 months | Over 6 months | ||||
| cOR(95%CI) | aOR(95%CI) 1 | cOR(95%CI) | aOR(95%CI) 1 | cOR(95%CI) | aOR(95%CI) 1 | ||
| Age (year) | 1.00(1.00, 1.00) | 1.00(1.00, 1.00) | 1.00(1.00, 1.00) | 1.00(0.99, 1.00) | 0.99(0.99, 0.99) | 0.99(0.99, 0.99) | |
| Sex | Male vs. Female | 0.96(0.93, 0.99) | 0.96(0.93, 0.99) | 0.92(0.90, 0.95) | 0.91(0.88, 0.93) | 0.94(0.92, 0.97) | 0.90(0.87, 0.92) |
| Indigenous status | Neither vs. Aboriginal/TSI | 2.21(1.91, 2.54) | 1.88(1.62, 2.18) | 2.03(1.81, 2.27) | 1.86(1.64, 2.11) | 1.75(1.57, 1.95) | 1.46(1.30, 1.63) |
| Country of birth | Born overseas vs. Australia | 0.99(0.96, 1.02) | 0.95(0.92, 0.98) | 1.02(0.99, 1.04) | 1.00(0.98, 1.03) | 1.07(1.04, 1.1) | 1.07(1.04, 1.10) |
| Living arrangements | |||||||
| Lives with family vs. Lives alone | 1.04(1.01, 1.07) | 1.03(1.00, 1.06) | 1.09(1.06, 1.11) | 1.13(1.10, 1.16) | 1.45(1.41, 1.48) | 1.65(1.61, 1.70) | |
| Lives with others vs. Lives alone | 1.00(0.90, 1.11) | 0.99(0.89, 1.10) | 1.00(0.92, 1.10) | 0.89(0.80, 0.98) | 1.26(1.15, 1.37) | 1.36(1.24, 1.49) | |
| Remoteness | Other vs. Major city | 0.90(0.87, 0.93) | 0.92(0.89, 0.95) | 0.93(0.91, 0.96) | 0.93(0.90, 0.95) | 0.96(0.94, 0.99) | 1.00(0.98, 1.03) |
| Usual accommodation | |||||||
| Other hospital/ residential vs. Private | 0.94(0.82, 1.07) | 1.04(0.90, 1.19) | 0.98(0.88, 1.10) | 0.92(0.82, 1.04) | 0.92(0.82, 1.03) | 0.97(0.86, 1.09) | |
| Retirement village vs. private | 0.80(0.77, 0.84) | 0.83(0.79, 0.87) | 0.74(0.71, 0.77) | 0.81(0.77, 0.84) | 0.67(0.65, 0.70) | 0.75(0.72, 0.79) | |
| Short term/temporary vs. private | 0.67(0.57, 0.79) | 0.83(0.70, 0.97) | 0.50(0.43, 0.58) | 0.72(0.62, 0.85) | 0.44(0.37, 0.51) | 0.75(0.64, 0.88) | |
| State | |||||||
| ACT vs. SA | 1.30(1.15, 1.47) | 1.19(1.05, 1.35) | 1.12(1.01, 1.25) | 0.92(0.82, 1.03) | 1.76(1.59, 1.94) | 1.31(1.17, 1.47) | |
| NSW vs. SA | 1.28(1.21, 1.35) | 1.20(1.14, 1.27) | 1.41(1.35, 1.48) | 1.44(1.37, 1.51) | 1.55(1.48, 1.63) | 1.52(1.45, 1.60) | |
| NT vs. SA | 0.57(0.48, 0.68) | 0.85(0.72, 1.01) | 0.53(0.46, 0.61) | 0.75(0.65, 0.87) | 0.62(0.54, 0.71) | 0.68(0.59, 0.79) | |
| QLD vs. SA | 0.75(0.71, 0.80) | 0.74(0.69, 0.78) | 0.50(0.47, 0.52) | 0.53(0.50, 0.56) | 0.67(0.63, 0.70) | 0.70(0.66, 0.74) | |
| TAS vs. SA | 1.21(1.09, 1.34) | 1.22(1.10, 1.36) | 1.17(1.07, 1.27) | 1.51(1.38, 1.65) | 1.23(1.13, 1.35) | 1.46(1.33, 1.61) | |
| VIC vs. SA | 1.35(1.28, 1.43) | 1.34(1.26, 1.42) | 1.18(1.12, 1.24) | 1.24(1.18, 1.31) | 1.16(1.10, 1.22) | 1.09(1.04, 1.15) | |
| WA vs. SA | 0.66(0.62, 0.70) | 0.63(0.59, 0.67) | 0.45(0.43, 0.48) | 0.42(0.40, 0.44) | 0.65(0.61, 0.68) | 0.65(0.62, 0.69) | |
| Financial year | |||||||
| 2004-2005 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.15(1.05, 1.26) | 1.29(1.17, 1.42) | 1.19(1.10, 1.28) | 1.24(1.15, 1.34) | 1.53(1.42, 1.65) | 1.59(1.47, 1.72) | |
| 2005-2006 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.03(0.95, 1.12) | 1.28(1.17, 1.40) | 0.88(0.82, 0.95) | 1.17(1.08, 1.27) | 0.98(0.92, 1.06) | 1.28(1.19, 1.39) | |
| 2006-2007 vs. 2003-2004 | 0.94(0.87, 1.02) | 1.31(1.18, 1.46) | 0.78(0.73, 0.84) | 1.08(0.98, 1.18) | 0.90(0.84, 0.96) | 1.33(1.21, 1.46) | |
| 2007-2008 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.03(0.95, 1.12) | 1.48(1.31, 1.66) | 0.88(0.82, 0.94) | 1.21(1.09, 1.34) | 0.90(0.84, 0.96) | 1.41(1.28, 1.56) | |
| 2008-2009 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.09(1.01, 1.19) | 1.59(1.41, 1.78) | 0.98(0.92, 1.05) | 1.43(1.29, 1.58) | 1.09(1.01, 1.16) | 1.75(1.58, 1.93) | |
| 2009-2010 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.02(0.94, 1.11) | 1.48(1.32, 1.67) | 0.87(0.82, 0.93) | 1.32(1.19, 1.46) | 0.93(0.87, 0.99) | 1.55(1.40, 1.71) | |
| 2010-2011 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.02(0.94, 1.10) | 1.47(1.31, 1.66) | 0.82(0.77, 0.88) | 1.22(1.10, 1.35) | 0.81(0.75, 0.86) | 1.32(1.19, 1.46) | |
| 2011-2012 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.04(0.96, 1.13) | 1.49(1.32, 1.67) | 0.86(0.81, 0.92) | 1.27(1.15, 1.41) | 0.84(0.78, 0.89) | 1.37(1.24, 1.52) | |
| 2012-2013 vs. 2003-2004 | 1.13(1.04, 1.22) | 1.64(1.46, 1.84) | 1.01(0.95, 1.08) | 1.47(1.33, 1.63) | 0.82(0.77, 0.88) | 1.38(1.24, 1.53) | |
| Activity limitation | |||||||
| Communication | Yes vs. No | 0.96(0.92, 0.99) | 1.00(0.96, 1.04) | 0.96(0.92, 0.99) | 1.01(0.97, 1.05) | 0.89(0.86, 0.92) | 0.91(0.88, 0.94) |
| Domestic assistance | Yes vs. No | 0.93(0.85, 1.02) | 1.04(0.95, 1.15) | 0.77(0.71, 0.82) | 0.92(0.84, 0.99) | 0.68(0.63, 0.73) | 0.85(0.79, 0.92) |
| Health care tasks | Yes vs. No | 1.02(0.98, 1.05) | 0.99(0.96, 1.03) | 0.98(0.95, 1.01) | 0.99(0.96, 1.02) | 0.80(0.78, 0.82) | 0.87(0.85, 0.90) |
| Meals | Yes vs. No | 0.91(0.87, 0.95) | 0.91(0.87, 0.95) | 0.82(0.79, 0.85) | 0.92(0.88, 0.95) | 0.69(0.66, 0.71) | 0.77(0.74, 0.80) |
| Movement activities | Yes vs. No | 1.01(0.97, 1.05) | 1.04(1.00, 1.09) | 1.05(1.02, 1.08) | 1.06(1.02, 1.10) | 1.02(0.98, 1.05) | 1.05(1.01, 1.09) |
| Self-care | Yes vs. No | 0.87(0.85, 0.90) | 0.92(0.89, 0.95) | 0.80(0.78, 0.82) | 0.83(0.80, 0.85) | 0.65(0.63, 0.67) | 0.67(0.65, 0.69) |
| Social and community participation | Yes vs. No | 0.95(0.91, 0.99) | 0.98(0.93, 1.02) | 0.86(0.84, 0.89) | 0.97(0.93, 1.00) | 0.73(0.71, 0.76) | 0.88(0.84, 0.91) |
| Transport | Yes vs. No | 0.90(0.86, 0.95) | 0.93(0.88, 0.99) | 0.85(0.81, 0.88) | 0.90(0.86, 0.94) | 0.71(0.68, 0.74) | 0.84(0.80, 0.87) |
| Moving around places at or away from home | Yes vs. No | 0.97(0.94, 1.00) | 1.02(0.99, 1.06) | 0.98(0.95, 1.00) | 0.99(0.97, 1.02) | 0.90(0.88, 0.93) | 0.99(0.96, 1.02) |
| Approvals | |||||||
| Permanent Care | Yes vs. No | 1.02(0.99, 1.05) | 1.06(1.03, 1.10) | 0.94(0.92, 0.97) | 1.07(1.04, 1.11) | 1.03(1.01, 1.06) | 1.11(1.08, 1.15) |
| Respite Care | Yes vs. No | 1.19(1.15, 1.23) | 1.14(1.10, 1.19) | 1.1(1.07, 1.13) | 1.12(1.08, 1.16) | 1.31(1.27, 1.35) | 1.38(1.33, 1.43) |
| Transition care | Yes vs. No | 2.20(1.98, 2.45) | 2.82(2.52, 3.14) | 5.96(5.48, 6.49) | 8.02(7.33, 8.78) | 3.04(2.77, 3.33) | 4.34(3.94, 4.78) |