Characteristic (predictor or exposure variable) | Category | 2007-NSMHWB# | ARMHS# | |||||||
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Major cities (n = 5388) n (%) | Inner Regional (n = 1943) n (%) | Other (n = 1132) n (%) | AOR | p-value | Inner Regional (n = 251) n (%) | Other (n = 383) n (%) | AOR | p-value | ||
Demographic factors Age in years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-44 | 93 (3.4) | 20 (2.5) | 15 (3.1) | . | . | 9 (15) | 5 (6.4) | . | . | |
45-64 | 41 (2.7) | 19 (2.9) | 10 (2.8) | 0.87 | 0.381 | 11 (8.1) | 8 (3.9) | 0.57 | 0.143 | |
65-85 | 11 (1.0) | 9 (1.8) | 4 (1.4) | 0.58 | 0.023 | 2 (3.6) | 3 (3.0) | 0.40 | 0.105 | |
Gender | Male | 53 (2.2) | 24 (2.7) | 14 (2.7) | . | . | 10 (9.7) | 6 (4.1) | . | . |
Female | 92 (3.1) | 24 (2.3) | 15 (2.4) | 0.93 | 0.606 | 12 (8.1) | 10 (4.2) | 0.83 | 0.596 | |
Marital status | Not married | 116 (4.0) | 34 (3.6) | 25 (4.1) | . | . | 12 (13) | 9 (6.6) | . | . |
Currently married | 29 (1.2) | 14 (1.4) | 4 (0.8) | 0.43 | <0.001 | 10 (6.3) | 7 (2.9) | 0.65 | 0.218 | |
Education | No university degree | 92 (2.8) | 38 (2.7) | 18 (2.1) | . | . | 17 (9.2) | 12 (3.8) | . | . |
University degree | 53 (2.5) | 10 (1.9) | 11 (4.2) | 1.0 | 0.969 | 5 (7.6) | 4 (6.2) | 1.1 | 0.805 | |
Employment status | Employed | 78 (2.3) | 21 (1.8) | 15 (2.2) | . | . | 9 (7.2) | 9 (4.3) | . | . |
Not in Workforce | 7 (5.9) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (8.3) | 1.5 | 0.011 | 10 (8.6) | 7 (4.3) | 1.6 | 0.249 | |
Unemployed | 60 (3.3) | 26 (3.4) | 11 (2.6) | 1.8 | 0.095 | 3 (33) | Â | 2.0 | 0.338 | |
Financial adversity | Low | 88 (1.9) | 26 (1.6) | 12 (1.3) | . | . | 7 (4.9) | 7 (3.2) | Â | . |
Moderate | 38 (6.2) | 14 (6.3) | 12 (7.7) | 1.7 | 0.001 | 7 (15) | 4 (5.7) | 1.7 | 0.217 | |
High | 19 (16) | 8 (15) | 5 (19) | 2.9 | <0.001 | 3 (17) | 3 (11) | 1.3 | 0.601 | |
Physical health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoking | No | 85 (2.0) | 31 (2.1) | 18 (2.1) | . | . | 15 (8.5) | 8 (3.1) | Â | . |
Yes | 60 (5.4) | 17 (3.8) | 11 (3.9) | 1.4 | 0.033 | 3 (8.1) | 7 (12) | 1.1 | 0.794 | |
Number of chronic diseases | 0 | 101 (2.7) | 26 (2.2) | 22 (3.1) | . | . | 13 (9.2) | 10 (4.6) | . | . |
1 | 27 (2.2) | 14 (2.6) | 3 (1.0) | 0.85 | 0.391 | 6 (6.9) | 5 (4.1) | 1.0 | 0.988 | |
> = 2 | 17 (3.5) | 8 (3.4) | 4 (3.1) | 1.4 | 0.161 | 3 (13) | 1 (2.2) | 1.2 | 0.787 | |
Mental health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Psychological distress (K10) | Low | 20 (0.5) | 3 (0.2) | 5 (0.6) | . | . | 1 (1.4) | Â | . | . |
Moderate | 59 (4.8) | 18 (4.1) | 13 (5.2) | 9.7 | <0.001 | 7 (5.4) | 8 (4.2) | 8.9 | 0.036 | |
High | 66 (20) | 26 (22) | 10 (18) | 50 | <0.001 | 14 (27) | 8 (11) | 36 | <0.001 | |
Any affective disorder | No lifetime diagnosis | 70 (1.5) | 22 (1.3) | 11 (1.2) | . | . | 7 (3.8) | 6 (2.0) | Â | . |
Lifetime diagnosis with 12-month symptoms | 63 (20) | 21 (19) | 14 (21) | 3.9 | <0.001 | 13 (33) | 6 (16) | 5.5 | <0.001 | |
Lifetime diagnosis with no 12-month symptoms | 12 (2.5) | 5 (2.9) | 4 (3.7) | 0.97 | 0.895 | 2 (7.7) | 4 (10) | 2.7 | 0.057 | |
Any anxiety disorder | No lifetime diagnosis | 58 (1.5) | 20 (1.4) | 11 (1.3) | . | . | 5 (3.6) | 3 (1.3) | . | . |
Lifetime diagnosis with 12-month symptoms | 75 (10) | 23 (9.0) | 18 (11) | 2.0 | <0.001 | 16 (21) | 8 (9.1) | 4.3 | 0.001 | |
Lifetime diagnosis with no 12 month symptoms | 12 (1.8) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.62 | 0.083 | 1 (2.7) | 5 (7.9) | 2.4 | 0.121 | |
Any substance use disorder | No lifetime diagnosis | 88 (2.1) | 24 (1.7) | 15 (1.9) | . | . | 13 (6.7) | 7 (2.5) | . | . |
Lifetime diagnosis with 12 month symptoms | 29 (11) | 9 (11) | 7 (13) | 2.9 | <0.001 | 4 (50) | 5 (45) | 11 | <0.001 | |
 | Lifetime diagnosis with no 12 month symptoms | 28 (2.9) | 15 (3.7) | 7 (2.5) | 1.1 | 0.623 | 5 (10) | 4 (4.6) | 1.1 | 0.898 |
Any lifetime psychiatric disorder | No | 24 (0.9) | 4 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | . | . | Â | 1 (0.7) | . | . |
Yes | 121 (4.4) | 44 (4.1) | 26 (4.2) | 2.0 | 0.001 | 22 (13) | 15 (6.1) | 11 | 0.020 | |
Any 12 month psychiatric disorder | No | 38 (0.9) | 11 (0.7) | 7 (0.8) | . | . | 4 (2.6) | 1 (0.4) | Â | . |
Yes | 107 (8.7) | 37 (8.2) | 22 (8.5) | 3.5 | <0.001 | 18 (18) | 15 (11) | 6.8 | <0.001 | |
Two or more psychiatric disorders | No | 50 (1.3) | 14 (1.0) | 9 (1.1) | . | . | 3 (2.1) | 4 (1.6) | . | . |
Yes | 95 (6.6) | 34 (6.4) | 20 (6.3) | 1.9 | <0.001 | 19 (18) | 12 (8.6) | 4.3 | 0.001 | |
Health service use past 12 months | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Any professional mental health service use | No | 57 (1.2) | 15 (0.9) | 12 (1.2) | . | . | 10 (5.5) | 7 (2.5) | . | . |
Yes | 88 (11) | 33 (13) | 17 (12) | 4.1 | <0.001 | 12 (17) | 9 (8.7) | 2.0 | 0.048 | |
Consulted a mental health professional and did not get enough help/info as needed | No, needs met | 41 (12) | 16 (15) | 8 (15) | . | . | 6 (13) | 4 (5.6) | . | . |
Yes, unmet need | 24 (29) | 6 (35) | 2 (17) | 1.8 | 0.023 | 6 (23) | 6 (16) | 2.0 | 0.162 |