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Table 5 Association between Demographic Variables and Willingness to Engage in Precautionary Behaviors for Prevention of 2009 H1N1 Influenza

From: Perceptions of and willingness to engage in public health precautions to prevent 2009 H1N1 influenza transmission

 

Willing to Cover Mouth to Cough OR (95% CI)

Willing to Wash Hands OR (95% CI)

Willing to Use Hand Sanitizer OR (95% CI)

Willing to Avoid Touching Your Eyes OR (95% CI)

Willing to Avoid Close Contact OR (95% CI)

Willing to Stay Home OR (95% CI)

Willing to Get a Vaccine OR (95% CI)

Age (continuous)

1.04

(0.97, 1.11)

1.04

(0.98, 1.12)

1.01

(0.98, 1.04)

2.08*

(1.00, 1.06)

1.04

** (1.01, 1.08)

1.03

* (1.00, 1.06)

1.01

(0.99, 1.03)

Child In Home (Reference = No)

3.43

(0.29, 40.31)

7.98

(0.81, 78.35)

1.03

(0.48, 2.21)

2.06

(0.83, 5.16)

1.25

(0.47, 3.30)

.81

(0.366, 1.82)

0.84

(0.51, 1.40)

Work outside of home (Reference = No)

6.89

(0.90, 52.77)

11.82*

1.69, 82.41)

1.12

(0.49, 2.60)

1.27

(0.54, 2.99)

2.11

(0.82, 5.42)

.71

(0.20, 2.54)

1.04

(0.58, 1.89)

Education (Ref = less than high school)

       

   High school graduate to less than college degree

2.52

(0.52,12.01)

7.05*

(1.00, 50.08)

0.79

(0.24, 2.60)

1.61

(0.62, 4.16)

2.05

(0.67, 6.33)

0.37

(0.68, 1.99)

0.51

(0.23, 1.15)

   Bachelors Degree or greater

3.15

(0.75, 13.28)

1.86

(0.51, 6.79)

0.57

(0.19, 1.71)

2.76*

(1.06, 7.23)

1.51

(0.54, 4.26)

0.37

(0.07, 1.81)

0.64

(0.29, 1.42)

   Race--White versus Other

0.69

(0.17, 2.82)

0.37

(0.08, 1.71)

1.87

(0.82, 4.22)

0.67

(0.29, 1.55)

1.37

(0.52, 3.67)

1.01

(0.49, 2.08)

1.12

(0.67, 1.86)

  1. Notes: Numbers in cells are odds ratios; all analyses are adjusted using sampling weights (see Methods)
  2. + p-value < .1 but > .05
  3. * p-value < .05 but > .01
  4. ** p-value < .01 but > .001
  5. *** p-value < .001