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Table 3 Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and support, attitude, perceived social norm and knowledge (multiple linear regression analysis)

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Variables

B

95% CI

Support – Direct question

 Gender a

.055

-.012–.123

 Age b

.002

.000–.005

 Educationd

  Intermediate

-.030

-.110–.050

  High

-.177*

-.266–-.088

Support – Forced-choice question

 Gender a

-.141*

-.262–-.020

 Age b

.003

-.001–.007

 Education d

  Intermediate

-.042

-.185–.102

  High

-.111

-.271–.049

Personal attitude

 Gender a

.124*

.051–.196

 Age b

.011**

.009–.013

 Education d

  Intermediate

.008

-.078–.093

  High

-.120*

-.215–-.024

Collective attitude

 Gender a

.059

.000–.118

 Age b

.004**

.002–.005

 Education d

  Intermediate

-.044

-.114–.025

  High

-.162**

-.240–-.084

Perceived social norm

 Gender a

.010

-.046–.066

 Age b

.000

-.002–.002

 Education d

  Intermediate

-.053

-.120–.014

  High

-.065

-.139–.010

Self-rated knowledge

 Gender a

.167**

.085–.248

 Age b

.019**

.016–.022

 Education d

  Intermediate

.075

-.121–.171

  High

.117*

.010–.225

Specific multiple-choice knowledge questions

 Gender a

-.058

-.168–.051

 Age b

-.001

-.004–.003

 Education d

  Intermediate

.193*

.064–.323

  High

.280**

.136–.425

  1. aReference group is men
  2. bAge was entered as a continuous variable
  3. dReference group is low education
  4. *Significant at level p < .05
  5. **Significant at level p < .001