Table 3.
Logistic regression model 1 (posting about the COVID-19 pandemic too often) and model 2 (posting information that was inconsistent with public health guidelines).
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Model 1, odds ratio (95% CI; SE) | Model 2, odds ratio (95% CI; SE) | |
| Facebook friends (ln)a | 1.109 (0.954-1.289; 0.085) | 1.069 (0.934-1.223; 0.736) | |
| Reliance on Facebook (COVID-19 pandemic–related information) | |||
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Not at all | —b | — |
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A little | 0.998c (0.361-2.757; 0.517) | 2.145c (0.999-4.605; 0.836) |
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A lot | 3.769c (1.189-11.951; 2.219) | 4.997c (2.083-11.987; 2.231) |
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A great deal | 4.255 (1.132-13.717; 2.541) | 6.171c (2.541-14.986; 2.793) |
| Frequency of COVID-19 social media engagement | |||
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Less often | — | — |
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Once a week | 0.424 (0.094-1.911; 0.325) | 0.353 (0.137-0.911; 0.171) |
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A few days a week | 0.893 (0.335-2.379; 0.446) | 0.679 (0.356-11.987; 0.224) |
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Every day | 0.825 (0.296-2.299; 0.431) | 0.847 (0.431-1.665; 0.292) |
| Confident in the accuracy of COVID-19 pandemic–related information | |||
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Neither agree nor disagree | — | — |
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Strongly agree | 3.553 (1.619-7.797; 1.425) | 1.837 (0.874-3.861; 0.697) |
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Somewhat agree | 1.349c (0.689-2.642; 0.462) | 0.852 (0.484-1.499; 0.246) |
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Somewhat disagree | 1.542 (0.722-3.294; 0.597) | 1.587 (0.864-2.917; 0.493) |
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Strongly disagree | 1.951 (0.797-4.777; 0.891) | 1.296 (0.650-2.587; 0.457) |
| Party affiliation | |||
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Democrat | — | — |
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Independent | 1.028 (0.566-1.867; 0.313) | 0.729 (0.427-1.242; 0.198) |
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Republican | 1.283 (0.723-2.277; 0.376) | 0.479c (0.286-0.799; 0.125) |
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Nonvoter | 0.541 (0.249-1.172; 0.213) | 0.434c (0.213-0.883; 0.157) |
| Ideological intensity | |||
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None | — | — |
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Low | 0.928 (0.532-1.618; 0.263) | 1.603d (0.988-2.600; 0.396) |
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High | 1.592d (0.929-2.728; 0.437) | 2.343c (1.401-3.918; 0.615) |
| Sex (female) | 0.508c (0.322-0.802; 0.118) | 0.602c (0.408-0.887; 0.119) | |
| Age (years; ln)a | 0.269c (0.146-0.497; 0.084) | 0.372c (0.213-0.651; 0.106) | |
| College education (yes) | 1.892c (1.190-3.008; 0.448) | 2.107 (1.393-3.187; 0.445) | |
| Constant | 3.812 (0.292-49.760; 4.997) | 2.068 (0.184-23.229; 2.552) | |
| −2 Log likelihood | −266.709 (N/Ae) | −332.373 (N/A) | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.188 (N/A) | 0.173 (N/A) | |
aThe variable was log-transformed.
bReference categories.
cP≤.05.
dP≤.10.
eN/A: not applicable.