Table 1.
Multivariate associations between caregiver-perceived racial discrimination and selected socio-demographic characteristics in Aboriginal children
| Variables | Child ever exposed to being bullied or treated unfairly because they were Indigenous | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | Adjusted ORa | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Gender of child | ||||
| Male | 50.4 (887) | Ref | ||
| Female | 49.6 (872) | 1.09 | 0.80–1.48 | 0.61 |
| Age of child (years) | ||||
| 7–8 | 46.8 (823) | Ref | ||
| 9–10 | 14.2 (249) | 0.91 | 0.56–1.47 | 0.73 |
| 11–12 | 39.1 (687) | 1.13 | 0.82–1.56 | 0.32 |
| Level of relative isolation | ||||
| None | 26.0 (433) | Ref | ||
| Low | 49.4 (822) | 0.75 | 0.50–1.14 | 0.20 |
| Moderate | 15.2 (253) | 0.88 | 0.48–1.59 | 0.77 |
| High | 9.4 (157) | 1.21 | 0.63–2.31 | 0.58 |
| Index of relative Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes | ||||
| Quintile 5 – most advantaged | 14.2 (237) | Ref | ||
| Quintile 4 | 14.7 (245) | 1.04 | 0.60–1.82 | 0.87 |
| Quintile 3 | 41.3 (690) | 1.09 | 0.63–1.86 | 0.80 |
| Quintile 2 | 16.9 (282) | 1.52 | 0.84–2.75 | 0.17 |
| Quintile 1 – most disadvantaged | 13.0 (217) | 2.10 | 1.03–4.27 | 0.04 |
| Primary carer highest education completed | ||||
| Never attended school to Year 10 | 42.6 (649) | Ref | ||
| Year 11/12 | 33.5 (510) | 1.26 | 0.88–1.80 | 0.18 |
| Diploma or Certificate | 18.1 (275) | 1.44 | 0.94–2.19 | 0.09 |
| University | 5.8 (89) | 1.26 | 0.63–2.55 | 0.45 |
| Financial difficulty | ||||
| Save a lot/save a bit every now and then | 35.5 (569) | Ref | ||
| Some money left/just enough to get through | 46.5 (745) | 1.32 | 0.93–1.86 | 0.13 |
| Spending more than we get/run out of money | 18.1 (290) | 1.46 | 0.85–2.07 | 0.21 |
| Primary carer experienced homelessness | ||||
| No | 91.3 (1279) | Ref | ||
| Yes | 8.7 (122) | 2.30 | 1.42–3.71 | < 0.001 |
aOdds ratios are adjusted for all variables that appear in the table