Table 3.
Logistic regression results: perceived food allergy risk.
| Explanatory Variables | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | Signif.a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | |||
| Female (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Male | 0.59 | (0.50, 0.69) | *** |
| Age: 18–29 (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Age: 30–39 | N/S | — | — |
| Age: 40–49 | N/S | — | — |
| Age: 50–59 | 1.39 | (1.11, 1.74) | ** |
| Age: 60–69 | 1.43 | (1.09, 1.89) | * |
| Age: 70–79 | 1.60 | (1.15, 2.23) | ** |
| Household: >1 adult, no minor(s) (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Household: >1 adult and minor(s) | 1.26 | (1.04, 1.53) | * |
| Household: lone adult and minor(s) | 1.99 | (1.17, 3.51) | * |
| Immigrant status: Canadian born (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Immigrant status: less than 10 years | 2.51 | (1.48, 4.47) | ** |
| Immigrant status: 10 or more years | 0.80 | (0.62, 1.04) | ** |
| Household income: less than $20,000 (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Household income: $20,000–59,999 | 0.67 | (0.42, 1.04) | ** |
| Household income: $60,000–99,999 | 0.61 | (0.38, 0.96) | * |
| Household income: $100,000+ | 0.62 | (0.38, 0.97) | * |
| Risk profile | |||
| Risk perception scale | 1.07 | (1.05, 1.09) | *** |
| There are risks where I live: agree | 1.21 | (1.02, 1.43) | * |
| A risk-free country is a possible goal: agree | 1.45 | (1.21, 1.73) | ** |
| Worldview: fatalist | 1.27 | (1.05, 1.55) | * |
| Worldview: egalitarian | 1.44 | (1.21, 1.72) | *** |
| Knowledge/experience with food allergy | |||
| Education completed: high school (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Education completed: college/univ. | N/S | — | — |
| Education completed: Masters/PhD/Prof. | 0.62 | (0.49, 0.79) | ** |
| Allergies in household: none (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Allergies in household: one | N/S | — | — |
| Allergies in household: multiple | 2.77 | (1.56, 5.27) | *** |
| Recalled reading/hearing information about food allergies in the past 6 months | 1.69 | (1.37, 2.09) | *** |
| Compared to other people, more concerned about food allergies | 2.42 | (2.02, 2.92) | *** |
| Food allergies are easily treatable: disagree Region | 1.44 | (1.21, 1.72) | *** |
| Ontario (ref.) | 1.00 | — | — |
| Prairies | N/S | — | — |
| British Colombia | N/S | — | — |
| Atlantic | 1.54 | (1.06, 2.28) | * |
| QuebecInteraction terms | 2.07 | (1.63, 2.63) | *** |
| Quebec*Food allergy information | 0.63 | (0.45, 0.89) | ** |
| Model fit Rho-square: 0.15 67.9% correctly classified (cutoff = 0.72) | |||
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Significance: ***p < .001 = ‘; **p < .01; *p < .05.