Table 3.
Univariate associations and fully-adjusted multivariable associations between district level characteristics and the odds of having a school district level mask mandate policy at all four time points (September 2021, November 2021, January 2022, and March 2022).
| Student mask mandate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Multivariable b | |||
| OR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Governor affiliation a | ||||
| Republican | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Democrat | 4.29 | 2.32, 7.93 | 5.39 | 2.69, 10.82 |
| Urbanicitya | ||||
| Rural | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Non-rural | 2.59 | 1.14, 5.88 | 1.64 | 0.61, 4.42 |
| Students from minoritized race/ethnic group %a | ||||
| First quartile (7.1–26.0%) | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Second quartile (26.5–55.6%) | 0.61 | 0.23, 1.63 | 0.57 | 0.18, 1.80 |
| Third quartile (61.3–85.2%) | 2.75 | 1.20, 6.30 | 9.58 | 1.85, 49.56 |
| Fourth quartile (86.8–99.9%) | 2.75 | 1.20, 6.30 | 16.15 | 2.35, 110.74 |
| Students with economic disadvantage % | 1.01 | 1.00, 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.95, 0.99 |
| Relative county-level COVID-19 burden | ||||
| Low | Reference | -- | Reference | -- |
| Medium | 0.59 | 0.30, 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.29, 1.46 |
| High | 0.81 | 0.41, 1.62 | 0.88 | 0.40, 1.94 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.
a
Bold font indicates statistically significant associations at p < 0.05 level.
b
Multivariable regression model pseudo-R2 = 0.1445.