Socio-demographic characteristic | Sub-group n | Professional service utilisation | Non-professional service utilisation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | n (%) | OR (99% CI) | n (%) | OR (99% CI) |
Age (years): | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  18-34 | 150 | 25 (17) |  | 21 (14) |  |
  35-44 | 275 | 72 (26) | 1.93 (0.95, 3.93) | 56 (20) | 1.73 (0.81, 3.73) |
  45-54 | 445 | 87 (20) | 1.32 (0.66, 2.64) | 68 (15) | 1.21 (0.57, 2.57) |
  55-64 | 597 | 100 (17) | 1.19 (0.59, 2.37) | 66 (11) | 0.92 (0.43, 1.98) |
  65+ | 634 | 79 (12) | 0.83 (0.40, 1.72) | 30 (4.7) | 0.34 (0.14, 0.83)* |
Gender: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 838 | 138 (16) |  | 68 (8.1) |  |
  Female | 1263 | 225 (18) | 1.11 (0.80, 1.53) | 173 (14) | 1.79 (1.19, 2.69)** |
Education: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Partial schooling | 595 | 82 (14) |  | 47 (7.9) |  |
  Completed high school or above | 1388 | 253 (18) | 1.35 (0.92, 1.98) | 180 (13) | 1.47 (0.91, 2.36) |
  Unknown | 118 | 28 (24) | 2.01 (1.04, 3.87)* | 14 (12) | 1.74 (0.73, 4.15) |
Marital status: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Married/de facto | 1570 | 233 (15) |  | 152 (9.7) |  |
  Divorced/separated | 212 | 64 (30) | 2.12 (1.36, 3.31)** | 46 (22) | 2.29 (1.38, 3.83)** |
  Widowed | 168 | 25 (15) | 1.18 (0.62, 2.26) | 15 (8.9) | 1.64 (0.72, 3.77) |
  Never married | 151 | 41 (27) | 1.98 (1.13, 3.44)* | 28 (19) | 1.82 (0.96, 3.46) |
ASGC category (Remoteness): | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Inner regional | 764 | 139 (18) |  | 103 (13) |  |
  Outer regional | 787 | 129 (16) | 0.85 (0.59, 1.21) | 89 (11) | 0.79 (0.52, 1.19) |
  Remote | 396 | 67 (17) | 0.90 (0.58, 1.40) | 32 (8.1) | 0.53 (0.30, 0.94)* |
  Very remote | 154 | 28 (18) | 0.90 (0.49, 1.66) | 17 (11) | 0.67 (0.32, 1.41) |
Financial position: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Prosperous/comfortable | 336 | 40 (12) |  | 26 (7.7) |  |
  Reasonable | 1069 | 152 (14) | 1.20 (0.73, 1.97) | 107 (10) | 1.25 (0.68, 2.28) |
  Just getting along to very poor | 696 | 171 (25) | 2.23 (1.34, 3.70)** | 108 (16) | 1.99 (1.07, 3.69)* |