Table 4.
The likelihood of having a mental health problem by the interaction between country of birth and psychosocial job quality in the Migrant Worker I and Migrant Worker II surveys with Australian-born workers as the reference group.
| Measures of Adverse Psychosocial Job Quality | New Zealand | India | Philippines | Vietnam | China | Arabic-Speaking | All Migrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs that are complex | |||||||
| OR a (95% CI) | 0.95 (0.46, 2) | 1.2 (0.61, 2.3) | 1.7 (0.77, 3.7) | 1.9 (0.58, 6.3) | 0.72 (0.25, 2.0) | 1.4 (0.55, 3.5) | 1.2 (0.71, 1.9) |
| aOR b (95% CI) | 1.0 (0.47, 2.3) | 1.2 (0.57, 2.4) | 1.6 (0.68, 3.7) | 2.2 (0.5, 10.0) | 0.68 (0.21, 2.3) | 1.6 (0.52, 5.1) | 1.2 (0.68, 2.1) |
| Jobs with low control | |||||||
| OR a (95% CI) | 1.4 (0.68, 3.0) | 1.2 (0.61, 2.3) | 0.72 (0.31, 1.7) | 6.4 (1.9, 2.1) | 0.63 (0.24, 1.7) | 1.1 (0.4, 2.8) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.0) |
| aOR b (95% CI) | 1.4 (0.63, 3.2) | 1.4 (0.64, 2.9) | 0.65 (0.25, 1.7) | 8.1 (1.8, 37) | 0.73 (0.23, 2.3) | 1.5 (0.45, 4.7) | 1.2 (0.68, 2.2) |
| Jobs with low security | |||||||
| OR a (95% CI) | 1.0 (0.49, 2.2) | 1.1 (0.55, 2.2) | 1.1 (0.49, 2.5) | 0.50 (0.13, 2.0) | 0.27 (0.1, 0.70) | 0.56 (0.23, 1.4) | 0.83 (0.5, 1.4) |
| aOR b (95% CI) | 1.1 (0.48, 2.5) | 1.1 (0.52, 2.4) | 1.3 (0.55, 3.2) | 0.25 (0.04, 1.5) | 0.27 (0.08, 0.85) * | 0.59 (0.19, 1.8) | 0.89 (0.48, 1.6) |
| Unfair pay | |||||||
| OR a (95% CI) | 1.3 (0.61, 2.6) | 1.6 (0.82, 3) | 0.9 (0.41, 2) | 2.1 (0.65, 6.5) | 0.61 (0.23, 1.7) | 1.4 (0.56, 3.5) | 1.2 (0.76, 2.0) |
| aOR b (95% CI) | 0.73 (0.23, 2.3) | 0.48 (0.13, 1.7) | 2.6 (0.9, 7.7) | 3.3 (0.72, 15.0) | 0.96 (0.23, 3.9) | 4.3 (1.2, 15.0) * | 1.4 (0.59, 3.1) |
| Overall job adversity | |||||||
| OR a (95% CI) | 1.0 (0.46, 2.2) | 0.86 (0.44, 1.7) | 0.83 (0.37, 1.9) | 2.7 (0.51, 1.4) | 0.38 (0.15, 1.0) | 0.79 (0.31, 2.0) | 0.83 (0.49, 1.4) |
| aOR b (95% CI) | 1.1 (0.49, 2.6) | 0.94 (0.44, 2.0) | 0.84 (0.35, 2.0) | 2.1 (0.36, 1.2) | 0.35 (0.11, 1.1) | 0.87 (0.28, 2.7) | 0.89 (0.48, 1.6) |
a OR is the unadjusted odds ratio of having a mental health problem by the interaction between job quality factors and country of birth, with the reference group as Australian-born workers. b Adjusted OR (aOR) is the odds ratio of having a mental health problem by the interaction of job quality factors and country of birth adjusted for gender, age group, education level, mean years in Australia, employment status, employment type, mean weekly hours worked, and occupation, with the reference group as Australian-born workers; * p < 0.05.