Table 4 Relationships between socio-demographic characteristics and reported professional and non-professional contacts for MH problems-ARMHS 3-year follow-up (N = 1231)
Socio-demographic characteristic¥ | Sub-group N | Professional service utilisation | Non-professional service utilisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | AOR (99% CI) | N (%) | AOR (99% CI) | ||
Age (years): | |||||
18-34 | 52 | 10 (19) | 10 (19) | ||
35-44 | 124 | 31 (25) | 1.74 (0.58, 5.19) | 30 (24) | 1.54 (0.51, 4.62) |
45-54 | 266 | 60 (23) | 1.51 (0.54, 4.24) | 59 (22) | 1.34 (0.48, 3.76) |
55-64 | 379 | 63 (17) | 1.10 (0.39, 3.11) | 55 (15) | 0.86 (0.30, 2.45) |
65+ | 410 | 52 (13) | 0.75 (0.26, 2.20) | 40 (9.8) | 0.57 (0.19, 1.71) |
Gender: | |||||
Male | 478 | 63 (13) | 48 (10) | ||
Female | 753 | 153 (20) | 1.64 (1.06, 2.55)* | 146 (19) | 2.14 (1.32, 3.45)** |
Education: | |||||
Partial schooling | 303 | 40 (13) | 32 (11) | ||
Completed high school or above | 857 | 160 (19) | 1.63 (0.95, 2.77) | 152 (18) | 1.86 (1.04, 3.33)* |
Unknown | 71 | 16 (23) | 2.04 (0.85, 4.93) | 10 (14) | 1.50 (0.53, 4.23) |
Marital status: | |||||
Married/de facto | 950 | 145 (15) | 130 (14) | ||
Divorced/separated | 121 | 31 (26) | 1.67 (0.91, 3.08) | 35 (29) | 2.41 (1.31, 4.43)** |
Widowed | 90 | 19 (21) | 1.91 (0.87, 4.19) | 13 (14) | 1.50 (0.62, 3.68) |
Never married | 70 | 21 (30) | 2.09 (0.97, 4.49) | 16 (23) | 1.62 (0.71, 3.73) |
ASGC category (Remoteness): | |||||
Inner regional | 544 | 98 (18) | 89 (16) | ||
Outer regional | 419 | 70 (17) | 0.91 (0.57, 1.43) | 63 (15) | 0.92 (0.57, 1.49) |
Remote | 179 | 29 (16) | 0.77 (0.41, 1.43) | 23 (13) | 0.67 (0.34, 1.33) |
Very remote | 89 | 19 (21) | 1.13 (0.54, 2.40) | 19 (21) | 1.36 (0.63, 2.93) |
Financial position: | |||||
Prosperous/comfortable | 198 | 26 (13) | 28 (14) | ||
Reasonable | 671 | 104 (16) | 1.30 (0.70, 2.42) | 91 (14) | 0.99 (0.54, 1.84) |
Just getting along to very poor | 362 | 86 (24) | 2.17 (1.12, 4.18)* | 75 (21) | 1.67 (0.86, 3.23) |