Table 4 Determinants of opinion on the existing amount of government regulations on the environment (too little, right amount, too much)
From: Public response to the 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia: knowledge, opinions and behaviours
Independent Variables | Single Predictor Models | Multiple Negative Binomial Regression Models | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95 % C.I.) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
Living in the affected counties | 3.4 [1.5–5] | 2.8 [1.7–4.6] | 2.9 [1.7–4.7] | 2.6 [1.5–4.5] |
Gender | 1.8 [1.1–2.9] | 1.9 [1.2–2.9] | 1.8 [1.2–2.9] | 1.9 [1.2–2.9] |
Income | ||||
$15,000–$34,999 vs < $15,000 | 0.3 [0.2–1.6] | 0.5 [0.2–1.3] | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] |
$35,000–$59,999 vs < $15,000 | 0.6 [0.3–1.5] | 0.8 [0.3–1.8] | 0.7 [0.3–1.6] | 0.7 [0.3–1.6] |
$60,000–$100,000 vs < $15,000 | 0.5 [0.2–1.3] | 0.6 [0.3–1.4] | 0.6 [0.2–1.3] | 0.5 [0.2–1.2] |
>$100,000 vs < $15,000 | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] | 0.4 [0.2–1] | 0.4 [0.2–1] | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] |
Timing of information | 0.7 [0.4–1.2] | 0.7 [0.4–1.2] | 0.8 [0.5–1.3] | |
Risk perception | ||||
•Somewhat likely versus unlikely or very unlikely | 2.7 [1.2–6.1] | 1.8 [0.9–3.6] | 1.9 [0.9–4.2] | |
•Very likely versus unlikely or very unlikely | 2.4 [1.1–5] | 2.1 [1–4.2] | 2.4 [1.2–5.1] | |
Trust in government | 0.7 [0.4–1.1] | 0.8 [0.5–1.4] | ||
Knowledge of recommended behaviors | 1.1 [0.7–1.8] | 1 [0.6–1.6] | ||