Table 5.
Logistic regression: scenario 2 (social networking site users’ assessments of accuracy).
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Odds ratio (95% CI) | SE (robust) | P value | |
| Experimental group (1=treatment) | 1.319 (0.877-1.986) | 0.275 | .18 | |
| Reliance on social media for health information (reference: not at all) | ||||
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Not very much | 1.969 (1.105-3.508) | 0.580 | .02 |
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A little | 2.049 (1.178-3565) | 0.579 | .01 |
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A great deal | 2.659 (1.394-5074) | 0.876 | .003 |
| Trust in public health officials (reference: don’t trust at all) | ||||
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Don’t really trust | 3.098 (1.389-6.913) | 1.269 | <.001 |
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Trust to a degree | 9.556 (4.458-20.484) | 3.718 | <.001 |
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Trust a lot | 20.850 (8.211-52.947) | 9.914 | .006 |
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Unsure | 3.190 (0.873-11.652) | 2.108 | .08 |
| Political affiliation (reference: Democrat) | ||||
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Independent or Other | 0.608 (0.335-1.105) | 0.185 | .10 |
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Republican | 0.253 (0.137-0.468) | 0.079 | <.001 |
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Nonvoter | 0.242 (0.123-0.476) | 0.084 | <.001 |
| Age (log-transformed) | 0.683 (0.527-0.885) | 0.090 | .004 | |
| Sex (reference: male) | ||||
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Female | 0.857 (0.558-1.316) | 0.188 | .48 |
| Race (reference: White) | ||||
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African American or Black | 0.736 (0.400-1.355) | 0.229 | .32 |
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Other | 0.869 (0.464-1.626) | 0.278 | .66 |
| Hispanic (1=yes) | 1.065 (0.657-1.725) | 0.262 | .79 | |
| 4-year degree (1=yes) | 1.504 (0.962-2.349) | 0.342 | .07 | |
| Constant | 0.748 (0.207-2.698) | 0.489 | .65 | |
| −2 log likelihood | –284.935 (—a) | — | — | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.216 (—) | — | — | |
aNot applicable