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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2013 Jan 13;7(2):183–190. doi: 10.1007/s11764-012-0257-3

Table 3. Adjusted Odds Ratios and 95 % confidence intervals for the receipt of influenza vaccination in the last 12 months among cancer survivor respondents to the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire.

Characteristic Adjusted odds ratio 95 % CI
Age (the reference group is whites in the same age category)
 18–34 0.47 0.25–0.90
 35–44 0.57 0.37–0.88
 45–54 0.86 0.68–1.09
 55–64 0.69 0.58–0.82
 65+ 0.52 0.46–0.59
Sex
 Female Ref.
 Male 1.03 0.99–1.08
Marital status
 Separated/never married Ref.
 Divorced 0.85 0.77–0.93
 Married/widowed/partnered 0.99 0.91–1.07
Education
 High school grad or less Ref.
 Some college or more 1.19 1.13–1.24
Health care coverage
 No Ref.
 Yes 1.51 1.35–1.69
Has a health care provider
 No Ref.
 Yes 1.85 1.66–2.05
Could not see a doctor due to cost in last 12 months
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.79 0.73–0.86
Last routine check up
 ≥1 year Ref.
 <12 months 1.76 1.66–1.87
Years since most recent cancer diagnosis
 ≤5 years Ref.
 >5 years 1.04 0.99–1.09
Smoking status
 Never Ref.
 Former 1.15 1.10–1.21
 Current 0.71 0.66–0.76

All OR adjusted for all other predictors in the model. All covariates reported relative to a reference level within the covariate, e.g., within marital status, divorced was the reference level