Table 4 The incident rate ratios (IRR) from the Modified Poisson regression model for factors associated with level of coping during COVID-19, the total sample analysis.

From: A longitudinal study on impact of emergency cash transfer payments during the COVID pandemic on coping among Australian young adults

 

Level of coping

Unadjusted IRR (95% CI)

Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

Gender (Ref. female)

 Male

1.14*** (1.06, 1.23)

1.11** (1.04, 1.19)

Employment (Ref. unemployed)

 Employed—part time

1.03 (0.89, 1.19)

 Employed—full time

1.12 (0.96, 1.31)

Area (Ref. major cities)

 Regional/remote

1.06 (0.98, 1.15)

IRSAD Quintiles (Ref. Q1 (0–20%)—most disadvantaged)

 Q2 (20–40%)

0.95 (0.82, 1.10)

 Q3 (40–60%)

0.98 (0.86, 1.12)

 Q4 (60–80%)

0.89 (0.78, 1.02)

 Q5 (80–100%)—most advantaged

0.96 (0.85, 1.08)

Household members (Ref. Min 2 members)

 3 + members

1.00 (0.93, 1.08)

Family cohesion (Ref. poor)

 Strong

1.52*** (1.28, 1.81)

1.48*** (1.25, 1.75)

Smoking in last 4 weeks (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.21** (1.05, 1.39)

1.16** (1.02, 1.33)

Alcohol in last 4 weeks (Ref. No)

 Yes

0.95 (0.86, 1.04)

Pre-existing mental disorder (Ref. No)

 Yes

0.74*** (0.66, 0.84)

0.77*** (0.68, 0.86)

Tested COVID positive (Ref. Yes)

 No

1.01 (0.94, 1.09)

Isolation during COVID (Ref. Yes)

 No

1.01 (0.93, 1.10)

Coronavirus Supplement (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.04 (0.97, 1.12)

JobKeeper payment (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.10* (1.01, 1.21)

1.09* (1.00, 1.18)

  1. Level of significance: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; IRR: Incidence rate ratio, CI: Confidence Interval.