Table 3.
Logistic regression: scenario 1 (social networking site users’ assessments of accuracy).
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Odds ratio (95% CI) | SE (robust) | P value | |
| Experimental group (1=treatment) | 1.089 (0.747-1.588) | 0.209 | .65 | |
| Reliance on social media for health information (reference: not at all) | ||||
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Not very much | 0.964 (0.578-1.607) | 0.252 | .88 |
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A little | 1.627 (0.969-2.733) | 0.431 | .06 |
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A great deal | 1.873 (1.016-3.453) | 0.125 | .04 |
| Trust in public health officials (reference: don’t trust at all) | ||||
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Don’t really trust | 2.794 (1.377-5.669) | 1.009 | .004 |
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Trust to a degree | 5.496 (2.883-10.478) | 1.809 | <.001 |
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Trust a lot | 14.222 (6.291-32.151) | 5.919 | <.001 |
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Unsure | 2.364 (0.777-7.195) | 1.342 | .13 |
| Political affiliation (reference: Democrat) | ||||
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Independent or Other | 0.808 (0.475-1.373) | 0.219 | .43 |
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Republican | 0.570 (0.333-0.978) | 0.157 | .04 |
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Nonvoter | 0.566 (0.296-1.081) | 0.187 | .08 |
| Age (log-transformed) | 0.899 (0.701-1.154) | 0.114 | .40 | |
| Sex (reference: male) | ||||
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Female | 0.952 (0.640-1.416) | 0.193 | .80 |
| Race (reference: White) | ||||
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African American or Black | 0.605 (0.352-1.042) | 0.168 | .07 |
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Other | 0.409 (0.210-0.796) | 0.139 | .008 |
| Hispanic (1=yes) | 1.176 (0.742-1.863) | 0.276 | .49 | |
| 4-year degree (1=yes) | 1.262 (0.834-1.908) | 0.266 | .27 | |
| Constant | 0.442 (0.131-1.494) | 0.266 | .18 | |
| −2 log likelihood | –318.920 (—a) | — | — | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.124 (—) | — | — | |
aNot applicable.