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. 2023 May 12;11(5):976. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11050976

Table 2.

Chi-Square Test/Fisher’s Exact Test of Categorical Variables among Mothers and Daughters of Different Vaccination Behavior.

Variables Categories Total M1D1
n (%)
M1D0
n (%)
M0D0
n (%)
χ2 (p)
714 (100) 102 (14.3) 204 (28.6) 408 (57.1)
Occupation Civil servants,
medical workers, public institution staffs, enterprise staffs
307 (43.0) 57 (55.9) *** 96 (47.1) *** 154 (37.8) <0.001
Farmers 291 (40.8) 27 (26.5) 65 (31.9) 199 (48.8)
Others, unemployed 116 (16.3) 18 (17.7) 43 (21.1) 55 (13.5)
Mother’s educational background Primary school
or below
83 (11.6) 8 (7.8) *** 14 (6.9) *** 61 (15.0) <0.001
Junior high school 293 (41.0) 28 (27.4) 70 (34.3) 195 (47.8)
Senior high school or above 338 (47.3) 66 (64.7) 120 (58.8) 152 (37.3)
Monthly income per capita (CNY) >5000 160 (22.4) 31 (30.4) ** 57 (27.9) ** 72 (17.7) 0.002
≤5000 554 (77.6) 71 (69.6) 147 (72.1) 336 (82.4)
Residence Urban 251 (35.1) 57 (55.9) *** 84 (41.2) *** 110 (27.0) <0.001
Rural 463 (64.8) 45 (44.1) 120 (58.8) 298 (73.0)
Have relatives with cancer No 568 (79.5) 76 (74.5) 156 (76.5) 336 (82.4) 0.093
Yes 146 (20.4) 26 (25.5) 48 (23.5) 72 (17.7)
The mother has had vaccine adverse events No 679 (95.1) 94 (92.2) * 191 (93.6) 394 (96.6) 0.094
Yes 35 (4.9) 8 (7.8) 13 (6.4) 14 (3.4)
The daughter has had vaccine adverse events No 677 (94.8) 92 (90.2) * 193 (94.6) 392 (96.1) 0.056
Yes 37 (5.2) 10 (9.8) 11 (5.4) 16 (3.9)
Sex education for daughters No 163 (22.8) 9 (8.8) *** 41 (20.1) * 113 (27.7) <0.001
Yes 551 (77.2) 93 (91.2) 163 (79.9) 295 (72.3)

Note: asterisk indicates the significance of the difference between the group of the column and the M0D0 group. * 0.010 ≤ p < 0.050; ** 0.001 ≤ p < 0.010; *** p < 0.001.