Table 5:
Absolute (%)* contribution of determinants to income-related inequalities in psychological distress and suicidal behaviours among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve (n = 14 410)
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Demographic | −0.0039 (7.2) | −0.0011 (2.5) | −0.0023 (4.1) | −0.0202 (9.3) | −0.0098 (4.3) | −0.0196 (10.0) | −0.0095 (2.9) | −0.0035 (0.8) | −0.0140 (5.9) |
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| Cultural group | 0.0014 (−2.6) | 0.0009 (−1.9) | 0.0016 (−2.9) | −0.0039 (1.8) | −0.0056 (2.4) | −0.0018 (0.9) | 0.0008 (−0.3) | −0.0046 (1.0) | 0.0037 (−1.5) |
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| Income | −0.0074 (13.7) | −0.0059 (12.9) | −0.0077 (14.0) | −0.0397 (18.2) | −0.0461 (20.1) | −0.0344 (17.6) | −0.0255 (7.8) | −0.0367 (7.9) | 0.0102 (−4.3) |
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| Education | −0.0019 (3.5) | −0.0014 (3.0) | −0.0024 (4.3) | 0.0147 (−6.7) | 0.0077 (−3.4) | 0.0220 (−11.2) | 0.0069 (−2.1) | −0.0001 (0.2) | 0.0107 (−4.5) |
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| Employment status | −0.0073 (13.5) | −0.0051 (11.1) | −0.0082 (14.9) | −0.0024 (1.1) | 0.0107 (−4.7) | −0.0127 (6.5) | −0.0235 (7.2) | −0.0141 (3.1) | −0.0186 (7.9) |
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| Household crowding and housing condition | −0.0016 (2.9) | −0.0008 (1.7) | −0.0021 (3.9) | −0.0089 (4.1) | −0.0029 (1.2) | −0.0136 (7.0) | −0.00004 (0.01) | 0.0019 (−0.4) | 0.0010 (−0.4) |
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| Food security | −0.0217 (40.2) | −0.0176 (38.4) | −0.0236 (42.9) | −0.0581 (26.7) | −0.0489 (21.4) | −0.0632 (32.2) | −0.0437 (13.4) | −0.0148 (3.2) | −0.0477 (20.2) |
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| Behavioural factors | −0.0049 (9.0) | −0.0061 (13.2) | −0.0042 (7.7) | −0.0342 (15.7) | −0.0417 (18.2) | −0.0270 (13.8) | −0.0119 (3.6) | −0.0170 (3.7) | −0.0075 (3.2) |
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| Social connectedness factors | −0.0017 (3.1) | −0.0010 (2.1) | −0.0029 (5.2) | −0.0044 (2.0) | −0.0050 (2.2) | −0.0060 (3.0) | −0.0081 (2.5) | −0.0055 (1.2) | −0.0092 (3.9) |
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| Other cultural factors | −0.0003 (0.6) | −0.0001 (0.2) | −0.0001 (0.2) | −0.0075 (3.4) | −0.0056 (2.5) | −0.0016 (0.8) | 0.0014 (−0.4) | 0.0115 (−2.5) | −0.0033 (1.4) |
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| Residential school | −0.0010 (1.8) | −0.0009 (2.0) | −0.0008 (1.5) | −0.0073 (3.3) | −0.0080 (3.5) | −0.0066 (3.4) | −0.0081 (2.5) | −0.0036 (0.8) | −0.0079 (3.3) |
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| Geographical factors | −0.0009 (1.6) | 0.0007 (−1.4) | −0.0025 (4.6) | −0.0017 (0.8) | −0.0011 (0.5) | −0.0064 (3.2) | 0.0002 (−0.1) | −0.0070 (1.5) | −0.0032 (1.4) |
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| Residual | −0.0030 (5.5) | −0.0075 (16.3) | 0.0002 (−0.5) | −0.0443 (20.3) | −0.0727 (31.7) | −0.0251 (12.8) | −0.2059 (63.0) | −0.3684 (79.7) | −0.1503 (63.7) |
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| C/Cn | −0.0536 | −0.0455 | −0.0548 | −0.2181 | −0.2294 | −0.1960 | −0.3272 | −0.4623 | −0.2358 |
Note: C = concentration index, Cn = normalized concentration index.
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Percentage contributions in parentheses were calculated by dividing the corresponding contribution value by the C/Cn. Detailed results of the decomposition analyses can be found in Appendices 1D, 1E and 1F.
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For variables within each determinant, see subsection “Explanatory variables” in the Methods.