Table 2.
Univariate and multivariable associations between district level characteristics and the odds of having a school district level mask mandate at any one time point (September 2021, November 2021, January 2022, or March 2022).
| Student mask mandate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariable b | |||
| OR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Governor affiliationa | ||||
| Republican | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Democrat | 4.83 | 2.08, 11.24 | 5.52 | 2.23, 13.64 |
| Urbanicitya | ||||
| Rural | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Non-rural | 7.35 | 2.04, 26.51 | 8.20 | 2.63, 25.51 |
| Students from minoritized race/ethnic group %a | ||||
| First quartile (7.1– 26.0%) | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Second quartile (26.5–55.6%) | 1.00 | 0.31, 3.26 | 0.60 | 0.18, 2.03 |
| Third quartile (61.3–85.2%) | 3.22 | 0.97, 10.74 | 4.63 | 1.21, 17.78 |
| Fourth quartile (86.8–99.9%) | 2.94 | 0.87, 9.92 | 5.37 | 0.96, 29.95 |
| Students with economic disadvantage % | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.02 | 0.99 | 0.97, 1.01 |
| Relative county-level COVID-19 burden | ||||
| Low | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Medium | 1.39 | 0.75, 2.56 | 1.54 | 0.63, 3.73 |
| High | 1.64 | 0.99, 2.72 | 2.00 | 0.97, 4.14 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; QIC, quasilikelihood under the independence model criterion.
a
Bold font indicates statistically significant associations at p < 0.05.
b
Multivariable generalized estimating equation model QIC = 251.125.