Table 2. Unadjusted and adjusted analysis of characteristics associated with unstable housing, adjusted for listed characteristics (n = 782).
| Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted odds ratio | p-value | Adjusted odds ratio | p-value | ||
| Age | <25 | 2.28 (1.23–4.21) | 0.009 | 1.78 (0.90–3.52) | 0.095 |
| 25–34 | 2.58 (1.70–3.90) | <0.001 | 2.21 (1.38–3.52) | 0.001 | |
| 35–44 | 1.41 (1.00–1.99) | 0.052 | 1.30 (0.88–1.90) | 0.184 | |
| 45+ | ref | ref | |||
| Gender | Male | ref | ref | ||
| Female | 0.74 (0.53–1.01) | 0.060 | 0.79 (0.54–1.15) | 0.215 | |
| Other | 0.48 (0.13–1.80) | 0.274 | 0.24 (0.05–1.16) | 0.075 | |
| First Language | English | ref | ref | ||
| French | 1.25 (0.85–1.84) | 0.254 | 1.30 (0.84–2.01) | 0.244 | |
| Other | 1.38 (0.81–2.36) | 0.237 | 1.04 (0.52–1.95) | 0.991 | |
| Ethnicity | Aboriginal | ref | ref | ||
| Caucasian | 1.01 (0.70–1.45) | 0.978 | 1.28 (0.83–1.97) | 0.272 | |
| Other | 1.42 (0.83–2.45) | 0.202 | 1.40 (0.74–2.64) | 0.302 | |
| Injected drugs in the last 12 months | Other | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 0.78 (0.59–1.03) | 0.084 | 0.92 (0.62–1.37) | 0.692 | |
| Opioid use in the last 12 months | Other | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 0.86 (0.64–1.15) | 0.303 | 0.93 (0.62–1.38) | 0.709 | |
| Education level | College/university graduate | ref | ref | ||
| Some college/university High school graduate | 0.91 (0.52–1.59) | 0.731 | 1.01 (0.53–1.94) | 0.977 | |
| 0.97 (0.59–1.61) | 0.907 | 0.86 (0.48–1.55) | 0.620 | ||
| Some high school or less | 1.43 (0.88–2.31) | 0.145 | 1.29 (0.73–2.26) | 0.380 | |
| Monthly income | >2000 | ref | ref | ||
| $1000–1999 | 0.98 (0.63–1.51) | 0.916 | 1.64 (0.98–2.74) | 0.060 | |
| $500–999 | 1.38 (0.89–2.13) | 0.149 | 2.04 (1.23–3.39) | 0.006 | |
| $Less than 499 | 3.54 (2.02–6.19) | <0.001 | 4.90 (2.56–9.39) | <0.001 | |
| Income source | ODSP | ref | ref | 0.043 | |
| Ontario Works (no ODSP) | 2.72 (1.96–3.77) | <0.001 | 1.53 (1.02–2.28) | 0.038 | |
| Neither | 2.05 (1.42–2.96) | <0.001 | 1.59 (1.04–2.41) | 0.031 | |
| In jail in the last 12 months | Other | ref | ref | ||
| Yes | 2.15 (1.59–2.90) | <0.001 | 2.22 (1.57–3.15) | <0.001 | |
| Currently on Methadone | Yes | ref | ref | ||
| Other | 1.84 (1.33–2.55) | <0.001 | 1.49 (1.00–2.24) | 0.053 | |
| Has regular doctor | Yes | ref | ref | ||
| Other | 2.10 (1.57–2.80) | <0.001 | 1.67 (1.20–2.34) | 0.003 | |
| Ever received support from a peer worker | Yes | ref | ref | ||
| Other | 1.42 (1.07–1.88) | 0.016 | 1.40 (1.01–1.94) | 0.041 | |