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Univariate associations between people living in Kilburn and Blair Athol who reported their general health as fair or poor health, with demographic characteristics |
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| Self- reported general health as Fair or Poor |
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| n |
% |
OR |
p |
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|
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| Sex |
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| Male |
80/379 |
21.0 |
1.00 |
|
| Female |
131/421 |
31.1 |
1.69 |
0.002 |
|
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| Age Group |
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| 18–29 |
19/180 |
10.4 |
1.00 |
|
| 30–49 |
49/279 |
17.5 |
1.81 |
0.054 |
| 50–69 |
64/166 |
38.8 |
5.32 |
<0.001 |
| 70+ |
79/175 |
44.9 |
6.97 |
<0.001 |
|
|
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| Country of Birth |
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| English speaking |
176/675 |
26.1 |
1.00 |
|
| Greek/Italian |
10/17 |
57.3 |
4.04 |
0.005 |
| Other |
25/108 |
22.4 |
0.84 |
0.56 |
|
|
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| Home ownership |
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| Private/other |
121/559 |
22.0 |
1.00 |
|
| Public |
89/241 |
37.0 |
2.12 |
<0.001 |
|
|
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| Children < 18 in household |
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| Yes |
45/238 |
18.9 |
1.00 |
|
| No |
166/562 |
29.5 |
1.80 |
0.002 |
|
|
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| Source income |
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| Wages |
32/336 |
9.6 |
1.00 |
|
| Pension/Superannuation |
178/464 |
38.4 |
5.89 |
<0.001 |
|
|
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| Education |
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| Post Secondary |
46/261 |
17.5 |
1.00 |
|
| Secondary only |
165/539 |
30.6 |
2.07 |
<0.001 |
|
|
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| Household income |
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| More than $40,001 |
14/166 |
8.4 |
1.00 |
|
| $20,001–$40,000 |
29/164 |
17.6 |
2.32 |
0.02 |
| Less than $20,000 |
149/391 |
38.0 |
6.68 |
<0.001 |
| Don't know/Refused to say |
19/78 |
24.1 |
3.50 |
0.001 |
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Note: The weighting of the data can result in rounding discrepancies or totals not adding OR = odds ratio | ||||
Taylor et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2006 3:2 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-3-2 |
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