Table 1. Sociodemographic, economic, and employment characteristics of LGBTQ workers by reported mental health: Good (ref., n = 256), neutral (n = 174), and poor (n = 101), and univariate ordered logistic regression models for each variable (‘neutral’ and ‘poor’ mental health compared to ‘good’ referent category).
| Self-reported mental health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Neutral | Poor | |||
| Characteristics | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | OR | 95% CI |
| Gender identity | |||||
| Cis man (ref) | 112 (43.8) | 51 (29.3) | 15 (14.9) | ref | |
| Cis woman | 111 (43.4) | 86 (49.4) | 49 (48.5) | 2.15* | 1.47–3.14 |
| Trans | 33 (12.9) | 37 (21.3) | 37 (36.6) | 4.29* | 2.68–6.85 |
| Age range | |||||
| ≥35 years (ref) | 109 (42.6) | 39 (22.4) | 10 (9.9) | ref | |
| <35 years | 147 (57.4) | 135 (77.6%) | 91 (90.1) | 3.58* | 2.44–5.27 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 193 (75.4) | 135 (77.6) | 76 (76.8) | ref | |
| Black | 20 (7.8) | 8 (4.6) | 7 (7.1) | 0.76 | 0.39–1.51 |
| Indigenous | 28 (10.9) | 26 (14.9) | 13 (13.1) | 1.19 | 0.74–1.92 |
| Other racialized | 15 (5.9) | 5 (2.9) | 3 (3) | 0.51 | 0.21–1.21 |
| Industry | |||||
| Blue collar (ref) | 40 (15.6) | 15 (8.6) | 9 (8.9) | ref | |
| White collar | 153 (59.8) | 101 (58.1) | 37 (36.6) | 1.36 | 0.79–2.35 |
| Low-wage service | 63 (24.6) | 58 (33.3) | 55 (54.6) | 3.14* | 1.77–5.57 |
| Income | |||||
| Over $20,000/year (ref) | 217 (84.8) | 105 (60.3) | 38 (37.6) | ref | |
| Under $20,000/year | 39 (15.2) | 69 (39.7) | 63 (62.4) | 5.05* | 3.52–7.27 |
| Employment relationship | |||||
| Permanent full-time (ref) | 151 (59) | 75 (43.1) | 35 (34.7) | ref | |
| Non-standard | 105 (41) | 97 (55.8) | 59 (58.4) | 2.00* | 1.44–2.78 |
| Unemployed | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | 7 (6.9) | 25.22* | 5.20–122.29 |
| Workplace environment | |||||
| Positive (ref) | 212 (82.8) | 121 (69.5) | 50 (49.5) | ref | |
| Unsure/negative | 44 (17.2) | 53 (30.5) | 51 (50.5) | 3.16* | 2.19–4.54 |
| Social life affected by work | |||||
| Never/rarely/sometimes (ref) | 213 (83.2) | 131 (75.3) | 55 (54.5) | ref | |
| Often/always | 43 (16.8) | 43 (24.7) | 46 (45.5) | 2.74* | 1.88–3.99 |
| Substance use to cope with work | |||||
| Does not use (ref) | 131 (51.2) | 79 (45.4) | 35 (34.7) | ref | |
| Uses substances | 125 (48.8) | 95 (54.6) | 66 (65.4) | 1.56* | 1.13–2.16 |
| Alcohol use to cope with work | |||||
| Does not use (ref) | 196 (49.4) | 134 (33.8) | 67 (16.9) | ref | |
| Uses alcohol | 60 (44.9) | 40 (29.9) | 34 (25.4) | 1.34 | 0.93–1.94 |