Perceived coping & concern predict terrorism preparedness in Australia

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Terrorism-related evacuation intentions by socio-demographic & threat perception variables – adjusted odds ratios (AOR)

Outcome variable	Independent variable	Adjusted odd ratios
Outcome variable	Independent variable	AOR	[95% CI]	p
Willing evacuate home
	Gender
	Male	1.00
	Female	2.01	(1.16, 3.47)	0.012
	Household income ($A)
	<$20 k	1.00
	$20-40 k	1.65	(0.78, 3.49)	0.191
	$40-60 k	1.07	(0.47, 2.41)	0.874
	$60-80 k	0.87	(0.45, 1.68)	0.671
	>$80 k	3.01	(1.38, 6.59)	0.006
	Individual resilience
	Low	1.00
	High	1.87	(1.16, 3.00)	0.010
Willing evacuate workplace / public facility
	Children in household
	No	1.00
	Yes	2.36	(1.03, 5.38)	0.042
	Residential location (ARIA+)
	Highly accessible (urban)	1.00
	Accessible	0.51	(0.19, 1.33)	0.166
	Moderately accessible	0.56	(0.21, 1.47)	0.236
	Remote/Very remote	0.19	(0.04, 0.90)	0.036

1. Note: 95% confidence intervals (CI) that include 1.00 indicate a non significant result.
2. Independent variables controlled for were: age; highest educational qualification; household income, no. of children ≤ 16 years in household; residential location (urban or rural, and location remoteness via Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+); being born in Australia; speaking a language other than English at home (‘minority status’); perceived likelihood of terrorism and self-rated health status, personal resilience (CD-RISC2) and psychological distress (K10).
3. Psychological distress was measured using the K10. Values range from 10–50, with ≥22 considered ‘high’ psychological distress.

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