Table 4

Association between own-group ethnic density and psychological distress by ethnic group, adjusting for social interactions and other individual and neighbourhood characteristics: ORs (95% CIs)

 Model 1Model 2Model 3
OR (95% CI)
Australian, Australia1.011 (1.008 to 1.014)***1.010 (1.007 to 1.014)***1.000 (0.997 to 1.004)
Australian, not Australia0.974 (0.959 to 0.988)***0.976 (0.961 to 0.991)**0.973 (0.955 to 0.991)**
English, Australia1.000 (0.996 to 1.003)1.000 (0.996 to 1.004)0.998 (0.994 to 1.002)
English, UK0.992 (0.986 to 0.999)*0.993 (0.987 to 1.000)*0.992 (0.985 to 0.999)*
Scottish, Australia0.972 (0.945 to 1.000)*0.979 (0.951 to 1.007)0.986 (0.957 to 1.015)
Scottish, UK0.982 (0.913 to 1.057)0.991 (0.921 to 1.067)1.002 (0.929 to 1.081)
Irish, Australia0.977 (0.962 to 0.992)**0.980 (0.965 to 0.995)**0.998 (0.983 to 1.014)
Irish, Ireland0.940 (0.861 to 1.026)0.946 (0.863 to 1.038)0.965 (0.868 to 1.073)
German, Australia0.987 (0.949 to 1.028)0.994 (0.954 to 1.036)1.000 (0.959 to 1.042)
German, Germany0.999 (0.901 to 1.107)1.004 (0.905 to 1.115)1.002 (0.895 to 1.121)
Italian, Australia0.991 (0.973 to 1.009)0.994 (0.977 to 1.012)1.013 (0.992 to 1.034)
Italian, Italy0.998 (0.985 to 1.011)1.002 (0.989 to 1.016)1.003 (0.988 to 1.017)
Greek, Australia0.983 (0.943 to 1.024)0.994 (0.955 to 1.035)1.006 (0.963 to 1.052)
Greek, Greece1.009 (0.987 to 1.032)1.011 (0.989 to 1.034)1.005 (0.979 to 1.032)
Lebanese, Australia1.008 (0.954 to 1.065)1.038 (0.981 to 1.099)0.983 (0.913 to 1.057)
Lebanese, Lebanon1.025 (0.999 to 1.051)1.023 (0.995 to 1.051)1.012 (0.983 to 1.042)
Chinese, Australia0.897 (0.812 to 0.990)*0.861 (0.760 to 0.975)*0.884 (0.699 to 1.116)
Chinese, China1.003 (0.992 to 1.014)1.004 (0.993 to 1.014)0.999 (0.988 to 1.011)
  • *p<0.05.

  • **p<0.01.

  • ***p<0.001.

  • Model 1: adjusted for age and gender

  • Model 2: Model 1+social interactions

  • Model 3: Model 2+individual characteristics, neighbourhood affluence and geographical remoteness