Table 5. Distribution of attitudes scores, and regression analysis predicting attitudes.
| Variables | Overall | Bivariate regression analysis | Multivariable regression analysis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | B | SE | t | β | p-value | B | SE | t | β | p-value | |
| Age | 0.00 | 0.01 | -0.47 | -0.01 | 0.638 | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ | |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Female | 19.26 (1.5) | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 0.615 | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ | ⸻ |
| Male | 19.22 (1.61) | Ref. | |||||||||
| Marital status | |||||||||||
| Married | 19.43 (1.51) | 0.23 | 0.10 | 2.39 | 0.06 | 0.017 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 1.11 | 0.04 | 0.267 |
| Divorced/ widowed | 19 (2.5) | -0.20 | 0.52 | -0.37 | -0.01 | 0.708 | -0.78 | 0.53 | -1.46 | -0.04 | 0.144 |
| Unmarried | 19.2 (1.57) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Education | |||||||||||
| Below college (< 11 grades) | 20.21 (1.57) | 1.08 | 0.17 | 6.39 | 0.16 | <0.001 | 0.71 | 0.20 | 3.57 | 0.10 | <0.001 |
| College (11–12 grades) | 19.39 (1.49) | 0.26 | 0.10 | 2.69 | 0.07 | 0.007 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 1.73 | 0.04 | 0.084 |
| University/ above | 19.13 (1.55) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Monthly family income | |||||||||||
| < 15,000 BDT | 19.51 (1.61) | 0.46 | 0.10 | 4.57 | 0.12 | <0.001 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 2.40 | 0.07 | 0.016 |
| 15,000–30,000 BDT | 19.29 (1.39) | 0.24 | 0.09 | 2.67 | 0.07 | 0.008 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 1.72 | 0.04 | 0.085 |
| > 30,000 BDT | 19.05 (1.64) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Occupation | |||||||||||
| Housewife | 19.73 (1.29) | 0.54 | 0.20 | 2.71 | 0.07 | 0.007 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 1.13 | 0.03 | 0.258 |
| Employee | 19.22 (1.55) | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.803 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.03 | <0.01 | 0.976 |
| Businessman | 19.06 (2.33) | -0.13 | 0.20 | -0.64 | -0.02 | 0.520 | -0.43 | 0.22 | -1.96 | -0.05 | 0.050 |
| Unemployed | 19.73 (1.52) | 0.54 | 0.21 | 2.58 | 0.06 | 0.010 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 1.52 | 0.03 | 0.130 |
| Others | 20.31 (1.97) | 1.12 | 0.43 | 2.57 | 0.06 | 0.010 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.02 | 0.522 |
| Student | 19.19 (1.52) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Family type | |||||||||||
| Joint | 19.49 (1.68) | 0.33 | 0.09 | 3.59 | 0.09 | <0.001 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 2.06 | 0.05 | 0.040 |
| Nuclear | 19.16 (1.52) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Residence | |||||||||||
| Rural | 19.53 (1.65) | 0.35 | 0.10 | 3.50 | 0.09 | <0.001 | -0.01 | 0.12 | -0.12 | <-0.01 | 0.905 |
| Urban | 19.18 (1.54) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Division | |||||||||||
| Chattogram | 19.37 (1.31) | 0.26 | 0.12 | 2.21 | 0.06 | 0.028 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 2.18 | 0.06 | 0.029 |
| Rajshahi | 19.23 (1.69) | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.80 | 0.02 | 0.426 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.694 |
| Khulna | 19.11 (1.58) | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.03 | <0.01 | 0.976 | -0.10 | 0.14 | -0.73 | -0.01 | 0.468 |
| Barishal | 19.37 (1.86) | 0.26 | 0.15 | 1.76 | 0.05 | 0.079 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 1.32 | 0.03 | 0.188 |
| Sylhet | 19.67 (1.47) | 0.56 | 0.28 | 2.01 | 0.05 | 0.045 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 1.58 | 0.04 | 0.114 |
| Rangpur | 19.61 (1.8) | 0.50 | 0.14 | 3.56 | 0.09 | <0.001 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 2.21 | 0.06 | 0.027 |
| Mymensingh | 19.3 (1.24) | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.89 | 0.02 | 0.374 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.02 | 0.432 |
| Dhaka | 19.11 (1.51) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Living periods | |||||||||||
| < 2 years | 19.3 (1.44) | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.809 | -0.10 | 0.11 | -0.91 | -0.02 | 0.363 |
| 2–5 years | 19.05 (1.67) | -0.22 | 0.11 | -2.00 | -0.05 | 0.045 | -0.27 | 0.11 | -2.41 | -0.06 | 0.016 |
| > 5 years | 19.27 (1.56) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Fuel types | |||||||||||
| Wooden stick | 19.71 (1.7) | 0.45 | 0.19 | 2.35 | 0.11 | 0.019 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.791 |
| Kerosene/ oil | 19.47 (2.12) | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.01 | 0.590 | -0.22 | 0.40 | -0.55 | -0.02 | 0.581 |
| Gas | 19.12 (1.48) | -0.14 | 0.18 | -0.80 | -0.04 | 0.421 | -0.19 | 0.18 | -1.08 | -0.05 | 0.281 |
| Electricity | 19.26 (1.81) | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||