Table 2

Results of models predicting self-perceived health and mental health, conditional on familial attendance of a residential school

Model 1
OR (95% CI)
Model 2
OR (95% CI)
Model 3
OR (95% CI)
Model 4*
OR (95% CI)
SPHSPMHSPHSPMHSPHSPMHSPHSPMH
FA of RS0.861* (0.761 to 0.974)0.770*** (0.671 to 0.883)0.758*** (0.662 to 0.869)0.801*** (0.690 to 0.931).799** (0.696 to 0.919)0.0858 (0.735 to 1.003)0.828** (0.711 to 0.964)0.901 (0.772 to 1.053)
Male1.230*** (1.090 to 1.387)1.332*** (1.177 to 1.508)1.174* (1.038 to 1.329)1.277*** (1.122 to 1.452)1.118 (0.977 to 1.281)1.223** (1.070 to 1.398)
Younger age (reference)
Middle age0.622*** (0.550 to 0.704)0.944 (0.830 to 1.073)0.516*** (0.449 to 0.592)0.804** (0.697 to 0.927)0.527*** (0.451 to 0.613)0.865* (0.749 to 0.999)
Older age0.303*** (0.243 to 0.377)0.974 (0.793 to 1.197)0.440*** (0.346 to 0.560)1.379** (1.088 to 1.747)0.393*** (0.308 to 0.502)1.317* (1.038 to 1.671)
First Nations0.945 (0.822 to 1.085)0.906 (0.788 to 1.043)1.020 (0.889 to 1.169)0.991 (0.860 to 1.142)0.975 (0.838 to 1.134)0.981 (0.853 to 1.128)
Inuit0.867 (0.741 to 1.015)0.799** (0.668 to 0.954)1.075 (0.869 to 1.330)0.896 (0.695 to 1.155)1.208 (0.930 to 1.570)0.946 (0.718 to 1.246)
Métis (reference)
Marital status (married)1.161** (1.014 to 1.329)1.270*** (1.102 to 1.464)1.155 (0.994 to 1.343)1.161 (1.006 to 1.339)
Living in an urban area0.924 (0.810 to 1.054)0.924 (0.808 to 1.056)0.867* (0.753 to 0.999)0.908 (0.794 to 1.038)
Educational attainment1.800*** (1.538 to 2.107)1.732*** (1.479 to 2.028)1.569*** (1.322 to 1.862)1.559*** (1.329 to 1.829)
Income (below LICO-AT)0.557*** (0.454 to 0.683)0.0.599*** (0.488 to 0.734)0.670** (0.561 to 0.872)0.744** (0.605 to 0.915)
Labour force status (employed)2.177*** (1.883 to 2.516)1.898*** (1.629 to 2.212)1.980*** (1.702 to 2.300)1.635 (1.405 to 1.902)
Presence of minors in home1.073** (1.021 to 1.128)1.029 (0.976 to 1.085)1.112*** (1.055 to 1.187)1.043 (0.988 to 1.101)
Major repairs needed to home0.606*** (0.486 to 0.756)0.524*** (0.419 to 0.656)
Food insecurity0.463*** (0.359 to 0.597)0.289*** (0.218 to 0.383)
Regular alcohol use1.643*** (1.422 to 1.899)1.181* (1.031 to 1.352)
Daily tobacco use0.529*** (0.453 to 0.619)0.709*** (0.607 to 0.828)
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • FA, family attendance; LICO-AT, low-income after-tax cut-offs; RS, residential school; SPH, self-perceived health; SPMH, self-perceived mental health.