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. 2009 Jan 29;2:9–20. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S4810

Table 1C.

Survey logistic modelling of extremely/very willing to wear a face mask: unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR)

Independent variable Extremely/very willing to wear a face mask

Unadjusted Adjusted


OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Gender
Male 1.00
Female 1.04 0.80 1.35 0.770
Location (defined by health region)
Urban 1.00
Rural 1.32 1.04 1.68 0.023
High psychological distress (K10 ? 22)
No 1.00
Yes 0.72 0.45 1.16 0.183
Age
16–24 1.00 1.00
25–34 1.49 0.86 2.57 0.156 1.19 0.67 2.14 0.548
35–44 2.55 1.51 4.32 <0.001 1.91 1.11 3.28 0.020
45–54 2.02 1.24 3.30 0.005 1.65 0.99 2.74 0.054
55–64 2.35 1.43 3.84 0.001 2.05 1.24 3.39 0.005
65–74 2.85 1.75 4.65 <0.001 2.70 1.64 4.44 <0.001
75+ 2.31 1.36 3.92 0.002 1.95 1.11 3.44 0.020
Children in household
No 1.00
Yes 0.91 0.68 1.21 0.519
Born in Australia
No 1.00
Yes 1.08 0.79 1.46 0.637
Speak language other than English
No 1.00
Yes 0.73 0.49 1.07 0.110
Living alone
No 1.00
Yes 1.11 0.86 1.42 0.428
Highest formal qualification
University degree/equivalent 1.00 1.00
TAFE certificate/Diploma 0.64 0.44 0.92 0.017 0.62 0.42 0.92 0.017
High school certificate 0.52 0.34 0.79 0.002 0.63 0.40 0.99 0.047
School certificate 0.64 0.45 0.91 0.014 0.63 0.43 0.92 0.018
None 0.77 0.49 1.21 0.251 0.60 0.36 1.01 0.054
Employed (paid or unpaid)
No 1.00
Yes 0.87 0.68 1.13 0.292
Household income (before tax)
<A$20k 1.00
A$20–40k 0.88 0.58 1.34 0.557
A$40–60k 0.82 0.54 1.26 0.362
A$60–80k 0.90 0.55 1.50 0.696
>A$80k 0.89 0.61 1.30 0.556
Good self-rated health status
Yes 1.00
No 1.01 0.66 1.54 0.955
Marital status
Married 1.00
Widowed 0.96 0.66 1.38 0.808
Seperated/divorced 0.95 0.66 1.39 0.804
Never married 0.58 0.42 0.79 0.001
Pandemic influenza extremely/very likely
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.94 1.36 2.77 <0.001 1.61 1.09 2.36 0.016
Extremely/very concerned for self/family in event of pandemic influenza
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.92 1.47 2.52 <0.001 1.78 1.34 2.37 <0.001
Life changes due to possibility of pandemic influenza
No 1.00
Yes 0.96 0.69 1.32 0.792