Table III.

Univariate logistic correlations with the health promoting variables (1) planning to or having been vaccinated against H1N1 and (2) making an effort to avoid crowded places.

	Have been or plan to be vaccinated	Avoiding crowds
	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
How effective do you think a vaccine is in protecting you from catching the swine flu? (Perceived Benefits)
Very ineffective, Ineffective, or Moderately effective	1
Effective or Very effective	2.3 (1.4, 3.8)**	NS
Avoiding crowded places reduces my likelihood of contracting the swine flu. (Perceived Benefits)
Strongly disagree, Disagree, or Neutral		1
Agree or Strongly agree	NA	4.2 (2.4, 7.3)***
How concerned are you about potential side effects of a vaccine? (Perceived Barriers)
Not Concerned	1
Indifferent or Very concerned	0.30 (0.18, 0.50)***	NA
How would you classify the media’s coverage of the swine flu, in general?
Not reported at all, Underreported, or Fairly reported	1	1
Somewhat overblown or Very overblown	0.54 (0.31, 0.91)*	0.48 (0.29, 0.81)**
How prepared do you believe the government is for swine flu?
Not nearly enough, Adequate but could have done more, or Just right	1
Too much or Completely overblown	0.13 (0.038, 0.42)***	NS
If you were to catch the swine flu, what do you think the level of hardship would be relative to a regular cold or flu? (Perceived Severity)
Not as bad or Same	1
Worse or Much worse	2.2 (1.2, 3.8)**	NS
If you were to catch the swine flu, how likely would you be to die as a result?
Very unlikely or Unlikely		1
Moderately likely, Likely, or Very likely	NS	1.9 (1.1, 3.5)*
Do you personally know anybody who has fallen ill with swine flu, or suspects they may have it?
No		1
Yes	NS	0.57 (0.34, 0.94)*
Gender
Female		1
Male	NS	0.42 (0.24, 0.72)**
Education
Some high school, High school, or Associate’s degree		1
4-year college degree or Higher	NS	0.50 (0.31, 0.81)**
Age
65 or younger		1
Over 65	NS	1.6 (1.0, 2.6)*

^*p ≤ 0.05,

^**p ≤ 0.01,

^***p ≤ 0.001. NA (Not Applicable), NS (Not Significant at p ≤ 0.05)