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. 2024 Jan 8;14:850. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-50286-y

Table 3.

Logistic regression model results evaluating the influence of susceptibility and severity scales that constituted the risk perception scale on whether respondents reported boiling water.

Model 4 Model 5 Model 6
 − 2 log likelihood 383.759 386.528 387.756
r2 (Nagelkerke) 0.209 0.205 0.201
Chi-squared test (χ2) 65.973 64.695 63.467
Degrees of freedom (df) 15 14 13
p value  < 0.0005  < 0.0005  < 0.0005
Sample size (N) 492 496 496
Predictor variables OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Constant 0.12 0.069 0.22 0.143 0.33 0.250
Susceptibility 0.83 (0.62,1.10) 0.197 0.84 (0.64,1.11) 0.226 0.81 (0.62,1.06) 0.122
Severity 1.23 (0.86,1.77) 0.258
Water quality perception 1.19 (0.91,1.55) 0.215 1.16 (0.89,1.52) 0.266
Perceived efficacy 1.45 (0.88,2.39) 0.145 1.59 (0.98,2.58) 0.059 1.70 (1.07,2.71) 0.025
Minor in household 1.75 (0.99,3.09) 0.054 1.80 (1.02,3.18) 0.042 1.77 (1.00,3.12) 0.049
Ability to boil water—none  < 0.0005  < 0.0005  < 0.0005
Ability to boil water—likely some 5.05 (2.6,9.77)  < 0.0005 4.74 (2.48,9.07)  < 0.0005 4.79 (2.50,9.14)  < 0.0005
Ability to boil water—full 3.03 (1.44,6.38) 0.004 2.84 (1.36,5.93) 0.006 2.87 (1.37,5.99) 0.005
Family income (Less than $35,00) 0.027 0.028 0.020
Family income ($35,000–$49,999) 1.45 (0.83,2.55) 0.194 1.47 (0.84,2.58) 0.174 1.54 (0.89,2.68) 0.126
Family income ($50,000–$74,999) 0.43 (0.24,0.77) 0.005 0.44 (0.25,0.78) 0.005 0.44 (0.25,0.78) 0.005
Family income (75,000–99,999) 1.41 (0.71,2.79) 0.326 1.37 (0.69,2.69) 0.369 1.40 (0.71,2.76) 0.33
Family income ($100,000 or more) 0.95 (0.49,1.86) 0.882 0.98 (0.50,1.90) 0.945 0.97 (0.5,1.87) 0.915
Race (White) 0.074 0.063 0.069
Race (Black or African American) 0.41 (0.07,2.32) 0.312 0.39 (0.07,2.09) 0.271 0.39 (0.07,2.07) 0.267
Race (American Indian or Alaska Native) 0.16 (0.04,0.66) 0.011 0.16 (0.04,0.64) 0.010 0.16 (0.04,0.64) 0.010
Race (Asian) 191,763,424 0.999 178,532,594 0.999 199,567,944 0.999
Race (two or more races) 1.85 (0.56,6.18) 0.315 1.83 (0.56,6.01) 0.320 1.71 (0.52,5.6) 0.377

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval.