Table 5 The incident rate ratios (IRR) from the Modified Poisson regression model for factors associated with level of coping during COVID-19, stratified analysis by the presence of mental disorder.

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

 

Mental disorder—yes (n = 171)

Mental disorder—no (n = 731)

Unadjusted IRR (95% CI)

Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

Unadjusted IRR (95% CI)

Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

Gender (Ref. female)

 Male

1.08* (1.01, 1.16)

1.07* (1.00, 1.15)

1.38** (1.11, 1.72)

1.45*** (1.18, 1.79)

Employment (Ref. unemployed)

 Employed—part time

1.00 (0.86, 1.16)

0.94 (0.65, 1.35)

 Employed—full time

1.02 (0.87, 1.02)

1.41 (0.97, 2.04)

Area (Ref. major cities)

 Regional/remote

1.08* (1.00, 1.17)

0.93 (0.71, 1.22)

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

 Q2 (20–40%)

0.97 (0.83, 1.13)

0.90 (0.61, 1.32)

 Q3 (40–60%)

0.97 (0.85, 1.11)

0.89 (0.57, 1.38)

 Q4 (60–80%)

0.90 (0.78, 1.03)

0.87 (0.61, 1.25)

 Q5 (80–100%)—most advantaged

0.96 (0.84, 1.09)

0.98 (0.71, 1.35)

Household members (Ref. Min 2 members)

 3 + members

0.99 (0.92, 1.07)

0.98 (0.78, 1.24)

Family cohesion (Ref. poor)

 Strong

1.43*** (1.19, 1.71)

1.42*** (1.18, 1.69)

1.81* (1.15, 2.87)

1.88** (1.21, 2.93)

Smoking in last 4 weeks (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.16* (1.01, 1.34)

1.12 (0.98, 1.29)

1.36 (0.86, 2.17)

Alcohol in last 4 weeks (Ref. No)

 Yes

0.96 (0.87, 1.05)

0.90 (0.66, 1.23)

Tested COVID positive (Ref. Yes)

 No

1.03 (0.95, 1.10)

0.91 (0.72, 1.16)

Isolation during COVID (Ref. Yes)

 No

1.04 (0.95, 1.13)

0.84 (0.66, 1.06)

Coronavirus supplement (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.03 (0.95, 1.10)

1.13 (0.90, 1.43)

JobKeeper payment (Ref. No)

 Yes

1.14** (1.04, 1.24)

1.13** (1.04, 1.23)

0.81 (0.57, 1.16)

0.78 (0.55, 1.10)

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