Table 5.
Association between Demographic Variables and Willingness to Engage in Precautionary Behaviors for Prevention of 2009 H1N1 Influenza
| Willing to Cover Mouth to Cough OR (95% CI) | Willing to Wash Hands OR (95% CI) | Willing to Use Hand Sanitizer OR (95% CI) | Willing to Avoid Touching Your Eyes OR (95% CI) | Willing to Avoid Close Contact OR (95% CI) | Willing to Stay Home OR (95% CI) | Willing to Get a Vaccine OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (continuous) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) |
1.04 (0.98, 1.12) |
1.01 (0.98, 1.04) |
2.08* (1.00, 1.06) |
1.04 ** (1.01, 1.08) |
1.03 * (1.00, 1.06) |
1.01 (0.99, 1.03) |
| Child In Home (Reference = No) | 3.43 (0.29, 40.31) |
7.98 (0.81, 78.35) |
1.03 (0.48, 2.21) |
2.06 (0.83, 5.16) |
1.25 (0.47, 3.30) |
.81 (0.366, 1.82) |
0.84 (0.51, 1.40) |
| Work outside of home (Reference = No) | 6.89 (0.90, 52.77) |
11.82* 1.69, 82.41) |
1.12 (0.49, 2.60) |
1.27 (0.54, 2.99) |
2.11 (0.82, 5.42) |
.71 (0.20, 2.54) |
1.04 (0.58, 1.89) |
| Education (Ref = less than high school) | |||||||
| High school graduate to less than college degree | 2.52 (0.52,12.01) |
7.05* (1.00, 50.08) |
0.79 (0.24, 2.60) |
1.61 (0.62, 4.16) |
2.05 (0.67, 6.33) |
0.37 (0.68, 1.99) |
0.51 (0.23, 1.15) |
| Bachelors Degree or greater | 3.15 (0.75, 13.28) |
1.86 (0.51, 6.79) |
0.57 (0.19, 1.71) |
2.76* (1.06, 7.23) |
1.51 (0.54, 4.26) |
0.37 (0.07, 1.81) |
0.64 (0.29, 1.42) |
| Race--White versus Other | 0.69 (0.17, 2.82) |
0.37 (0.08, 1.71) |
1.87 (0.82, 4.22) |
0.67 (0.29, 1.55) |
1.37 (0.52, 3.67) |
1.01 (0.49, 2.08) |
1.12 (0.67, 1.86) |
Notes: Numbers in cells are odds ratios; all analyses are adjusted using sampling weights (see Methods)
+ p-value < .1 but > .05
* p-value < .05 but > .01
** p-value < .01 but > .001
*** p-value < .001