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Table 5 Significant independent predictors of dependent variables

From: Influenza pandemic preparedness: motivation for protection among small and medium businesses in Australia

Dependent variable predictors (n = 201)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Wald

statistic*

p

Thought about pandemic influenza (A lot)

Model R2 = 0.18

  

Risk of pandemic influenza (ref: Unlikely/very unlikely/don't know)

   

   Likely or very likely

5.1 (2.4 – 10.8)

17.39

<0.001

Location (reference: Non-capital city)

   

   Capital city

3.2 (1.2 – 8.4)

5.51

0.02

Need help (Yes)

Model R 2 = 0.27

  

Risk to business (ref: Low risk/no risk/no idea)

   

   Moderate or High

3.3 (1.7 – 6.3)

13.3

<0.001

State (reference: WA)

   

   NSW

3.3 (1.7 – 6.4)

12.7

<0.001

Industry type (ref: Tertiary: other)

 

11.3

0.01

   Primary or secondary

0.8 (0.3 – 2.6)

0.13

0.72

   Tertiary: property and business services

0.4 (0.2 – 0.9)

5.04

0.03

   Tertiary: retail trade

0.3 (0.1 – 0.7)

8.94

0.003

Pandemic influenza plan (Yes)

Model R2= 0.20

  

Severity of pandemic influenza (ref: < 30% sick/no idea)

   

   30% or more sick

9.3 (1.2 – 73.9)

4.47

0.04

Response efficacy (reference: low)

   

   High

8.1 (1.0 – 64.4)

3.92

0.048

  1. *The Wald statistic indicates whether the independent variable is significantly associated with the dependent variable
  2. Odds ratio (OR)