Table 3 Demographic differences in attitudes towards various Ebola policies
From: Perceptions and plans for prevention of Ebola: results from a national survey
Favors quarantine | Favors travel ban | Supports bringing healthcare workers to U.S. for treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N (%) | Adjusted OR | N (%) | Adjusted OR | N (%) | Adjusted OR |
(95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | ||||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 309 (61) | 0.81 (0.60, 1.08) | 262 (52) | 0.75 (0.57, 0.99)* | 177 (34) | 0.86 (0.65, 1.13) |
Female | 336 (66) | REF | 301 (59) | REF | 183 (37) | REF |
Age | ||||||
18–39 | 220 (58) | REF | 188 (50) | REF | 125 (34) | REF |
40–59 | 276 (69) | 1.60 (1.15, 2.23)** | 226 (56) | 1.39 (1.01, 1.90)* | 145 (36) | 1.10 (0.79, 1.52) |
60+ | 149 (64) | 1.37 (0.93, 2.03) | 149 (63) | 1.91 (1.29, 2.82)** | 90 (38) | 1.24 (0.85, 1.82) |
Education | ||||||
HS or less | 250 (63) | REF | 226 (58) | REF | 123 (32) | REF |
Some college | 204 (72) | 1.49 (1.03, 2.14)* | 171 (60) | 1.22 (0.86, 1.72) | 91 (33) | 1.10 (0.77, 1.58) |
College or more | 191 (57) | 0.74 (0.51, 1.06) | 166 (48) | 0.73 (0.51, 1.05) | 146 (44) | 1.77 (1.23, 2.54)** |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
White | 486 (65) | REF | 429 (58) | REF | 263 (35) | REF |
Black | 50 (66) | 0.88 (0.51, 1.52) | 37 (51) | 0.55 (0.33, 0.91)* | 31 (42) | 1.50 (0.88, 2.56) |
Hispanic | 62 (56) | 0.54 (0.42, 1.03) | 57 (50) | 0.64 (0.41, 1.01) | 44 (38) | 1.40 (0.89, 2.21) |
Other | 47 (67) | 1.16 (0.61, 2.23) | 40 (53) | 0.80 (0.42, 1.52) | 22 (30) | 0.81 (0.43, 1.54) |
Income | ||||||
< $30,000 | 150 (59) | REF | 151 (60) | REF | 74 (33) | REF |
$30,000–$74,999 | 242 (68) | 1.56 (1.05, 2.31)* | 201 (57) | 0.90 (0.61, 1.31) | 120 (34) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.56) |
$75,000+ | 253 (63) | 1.27 (0.85, 1.90) | 211 (52) | 0.75 (0.50, 1.11) | 166 (39) | 1.20 (0.80, 1.81) |
Children in home | ||||||
Yes | 192 (66) | 1.20 (0.86, 1.69) | 168 (58) | 1.42 (1.03, 1.95)* | 98 (34) | 0.87 (0.62, 1.21) |
No | 453 (63) | REF | 395 (55) | REF | 262 (37) | REF |
Region | ||||||
Northeast | 100 (56) | REF | 104 (61) | REF | 64 (36) | REF |
Midwest | 174 (65) | 1.32 (0.85, 2.03) | 136 (49) | 0.55 (0.36, 0.83)** | 92 (35) | 1.07 (0.69, 1.65) |
South | 228 (68) | 1.69 (1.10, 2.58)* | 202 (60) | 0.90 (0.60, 1.35) | 126 (37) | 1.11 (0.73, 1.68) |
West | 143 (61) | 1.15 (0.74, 1.79) | 121 (52) | 0.64 (0.41, 0.98)* | 78 (34) | 1.00 (0.64, 1.58) |
Total | 645 (64) | -- | 563 (56) | -- | 360 (36) | -- |