Table 3.
Effects of controlling for collaborative communication as a mediator of the relationship between demographics and HPV vaccine initiation, in National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Teen, Parental Attitudes Module, 2010 (n=4,124).
| |
c path (Total effect) |
c' path (Direct effect) |
Mediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| est (SE) | est (SE) | z | |
| Household characteristics | |||
| Census region (ref: South) | |||
| Midwest | 0.14 (0.13) | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.89 |
| Northeast | 0.37 (0.14)** | 0.29 (0.15)* | 2.31** |
| West | 0.42 (0.19)* | 0.38 (0.23) | 1.30 |
| Urbanicity (ref: rural) | 0.18 (0.12) | 0.08 (0.12) | 2.87** |
| Poverty level (ref: at or above) | 0.31 (0.16) | 0.53 (0.18)** | −2.59** |
| Parent characteristics | |||
| Maternal education (ref: at least some college) | 0.15 (0.12) | 0.31 (0.14)* | −2.38* |
| Preferred language (ref: English) | 0.90 (0.33)** | 1.33 (0.37)*** | −2.15* |
| Adolescent characteristics | |||
| Race/ethnicity (ref: non-Hispanic white) | |||
| Non-Hispanic black | −0.13 (0.17) | −0.04 (0.19) | −1.56 |
| Hispanic | 0.26 (0.20) | 0.56 (0.24)* | −3.04** |
| Other | 0.03 (0.22) | 0.19 (0.29) | −1.63 |
| Age (ref: 13–14) | 0.39 (0.12)*** | 0.47 (0.13)*** | 0.58 |
| Private insurance (ref: yes) | 0.10 (0.12) | 0.30 (0.14)* | −3.67*** |
Note. est=coefficient estimate; SE=standard error; ref=reference group.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001