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Table 2 Odds of influenza immunization for main source of household income by influenza immunization program type

From: Influenza immunization in Canada’s low-income population

 

Universal program

Recent universal program

High risk program

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted§OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted§OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted§OR (95% CI)

Source of income

      

Employment income

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Social assistance*

1.26 (1.06-1.51)

1.24 (1.02-1.51)

1.67 (1.24-2.24)

1.27 (0.91-1.76)

2.54 (2.08-3.11)

1.49 (1.20-1.86)

Seniors’ benefits

3.95 (3.33-4.70)

1.56 (1.23-1.98)

4.72 (3.69-6.04)

1.90 (1.29-2.79)

8.59 (7.16-10.31)

2.09 (1.62-2.70)

Age (5 year increments†)

1.21 (1.19-1.24)

1.16 (1.13-1.19)

1.20 (1.17-1.23)

1.12 (1.08-1.18)

1.32 (1.30-1.35)

1.21 (1.18-1.25)

Gender

      

Male

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Female

1.97 (1.71-2.28)

1.65 (1.42-1.93)

2.18 (1.76-2.70)

1.97 (1.56-2.48)

1.53 (1.35-1.74)

1.07 (0.93-1.24)

Immigrant

      

Yes

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No

0.94 (0.82-1.08)

1.07 (0.91-1.25)

1.55 (1.16-2.08)

1.24 (0.89-1.72)

1.09 (0.94-1.28)

0.80 (0.67-0.95)

Highest level of household education

      

< Secondary

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Secondary graduate

0.66 (0.54-0.78)

0.98 (0.79-1.23)

0.67 (0.48-0.94)

1.14 (0.79-1.65)

0.64 (0.53-0.78)

0.99 (0.79-1.22)

Some post-secondary

0.39 (0.30-0.51)

0.69 (0.51-0.92)

0.68 (0.47-0.96)

1.61 (1.08-2.41)

0.37 (0.28-0.49)

0.67 (0.49-0.90)

Post-secondary graduate

0.66 (0.56-0.78)

1.10 (0.91-1.34)

0.62 (0.49-0.78)

1.28 (0.98-1.68)

0.39 (0.34-0.45)

0.77 (0.66-0.91)

Self-perceived health

      

Poor

2.52 (1.88-3.38)

1.42 (1.03-1.95)

3.45 (2.16-5.50)

1.85 (1.11-3.10)

4.45 (3.35-5.91)

2.71 (1.99-3.68)

Fair

3.33 (2.58-4.31)

2.17 (1.64-2.86)

3.60 (2.40-5.40)

2.11 (1.35-3.29)

4.67 (3.69-5.91)

2.66 (2.06-3.45)

Good

1.79 (1.40-2.29)

1.21 (0.93-1.57)

2.56 (1.74-3.79)

1.70 (1.11-2.59)

2.84 (2.28-3.55)

1.88 (1.48-2.40)

Very good

1.89 (1.47-2.43)

1.62 (1.24-2.12)

1.50 (0.99-2.26)

1.19 (0.77-1.84)

1.78 (1.40-2.26)

1.47 (1.13-1.91)

Excellent

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  1. *Employment insurance or worker’s compensation or welfare.
  2. †Odds of influenza immunization for a 5 year increase in age (up to 80 years).
  3. §Adjusted for age, gender, immigration, education, and self-perceived health.
  4. Unadjusted and adjusted multivariable logistic regression results for odds of influenza immunization (yes in last 12 months) associated with main source of household income stratified by type of publicly funded influenza immunization program, low-income (<$20,000 per annum) Canadian Community Health Survey sample 2009-2010 (weighted analysis).
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