Table 1.
Characteristics of Parents interviewed about their Attitudes and Beliefs regarding the HPV Vaccine
| N = 25 | |
|---|---|
| Parents’ age (years) | |
| < 40 | 20% |
| 41–49 | 64% |
| ≥ 50 | 16% |
| Age of parents’ adolescents (years) | |
| 11–12 | 56% |
| 13–14 | 24% |
| ≥ 15 | 20% |
| Gender | |
| Female | 84% |
| Male | 16% |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 96% |
| Not White or Hispanic | 4% |
| Community | |
| Marshfield | 13% |
| Wausau / Weston | 52% |
| Eau Claire / Chippewa Falls | 20% |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 4% |
| Some college | 16% |
| Associates degree | 24% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 32% |
| Graduate degree | 24% |
| Health insurance | |
| Private | 84% |
| Public-assisted | 16% |
| Marital status | |
| Married / partnered | 92% |
| Not Married / partnered | 8% |
| Employment sector | |
| Education | 36% |
| Healthcare | 28% |
| Business | 16% |
| Other | 8% |
| Not employed | 12% |
Values are reported as % of column total
CHIAS = Carolina HPV Immunization Attitudes and Beliefs Scale