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Table 1 Characteristics of Parents interviewed about their Attitudes and Beliefs regarding the HPV Vaccine

From: Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine attitudes: an interview of Wisconsin parents

 

N = 25

Parents’ age (years)

 < 40

20%

 41–49

64%

 ≥ 50

16%

Age of parents’ adolescents (years)

 11–12

56%

 13–14

24%

 ≥ 15

20%

Gender

 Female

84%

 Male

16%

Race/ethnicity

 White, Non-Hispanic

96%

 Not White or Hispanic

4%

Community

 Marshfield

13%

 Wausau / Weston

52%

 Eau Claire / Chippewa Falls

20%

Education

 High school or less

4%

 Some college

16%

 Associates degree

24%

 Bachelor’s degree

32%

 Graduate degree

24%

Health insurance

 

 Private

84%

 Public-assisted

16%

Marital status

 Married / partnered

92%

 Not Married / partnered

8%

Employment sector

 Education

36%

 Healthcare

28%

 Business

16%

 Other

8%

 Not employed

12%

  1. Values are reported as % of column total
  2. CHIAS = Carolina HPV Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Scale