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. 2018 Sep 1;2(1):223–232. doi: 10.1089/heq.2018.0028

Table 2.

Demographic Correlates of Caregivers' Intention to Vaccinate Unvaccinated Sons (N=100) and Daughters Age 11–17 Years with the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (N=99)

  Sons Daughters
  Very likely (n=20), n (%)a Somewhat likely (n=11), n (%)a Unlikely (n=11), n (%)a pb Very likely (n=14), n (%)a Somewhat likely (n=5), n (%)a Unlikely (n=13), n (%)a pb
Age group, years old       0.8902       1.0000
 <35 1 (25.00) 1 (25.00) 2 (50.00)   3 (42.86) 1 (14.29) 3 (42.86)  
 35–50 13 (50.00) 7 (26.92) 6 (23.08)   10 (45.45) 3 (13.64) 9 (40.91)  
 >50 5 (45.45) 3 (27.27) 3 (27.27)   0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (100.00)  
Gender       0.0642       0.0322
 Male 7 (70.00) 3 (30.00) 0 (0.00)   5 (83.33) 1 (16.67) 0 (0.00)  
 Female 12 (38.71) 8 (25.81) 11 (35.48)   8 (32.00) 4 (16.00) 13 (52.00)  
Race/ethnicity       0.0025       0.0480
 African American 1 (25.00) 3 (75.00) 0 (0.00)   0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 African immigrant 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)   1 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 (25.00) 2 (50.00) 1 (25.00)   1 (50.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (50.00)  
 Hispanic/Latino 12 (80.00) 2 (13.33) 1 (6.67)   8 (61.54) 2 (15.38) 3 (23.08)  
 Pacific Islander 5 (29.41) 3 (17.65) 9 (52.94)   2 (15.38) 2 (15.38) 9 (69.23)  
 Other (includes multiracial) 0 (0.00) 1 (100.00) 0 (0.00)   0 (0.00) 1 (100.00) 0 (0.00)  
Marital status       0.8378       0.4633
 Married or living as married 18 (48.65) 10 (27.03) 9 (24.32)   12 (48.00) 3 (12.00) 10 (40.00)  
 Other 2 (40.00) 1 (20.00) 2 (40.00)   2 (28.57) 2 (28.57) 3 (42.86)  
Educational attainment       0.4339       0.1537
 <High school 2 (66.67) 1 (33.33) 0 (0.00)   3 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 High school/GED 6 (42.86) 3 (21.43) 5 (35.71)   3 (27.27) 2 (18.18) 6 (54.55)  
 AD diploma or certificate 8 (66.67) 2 (16.67) 2 (16.67)   7 (63.64) 1 (9.09) 3 (27.27)  
 ≥Bachelor's degree 3 (25.00) 5 (41.67) 4 (33.33)   1 (14.29) 2 (28.57) 4 (57.14)  
Annual household income       0.5340       0.6834
 <$20,000 6 (54.55) 1 (9.09) 4 (36.36)   5 (38.46) 2 (15.38) 6 (46.15)  
 $20,000–$40,000 9 (52.94) 5 (29.41) 3 (17.65)   7 (58.33) 2 (16.67) 3 (25.00)  
 >$40,000 5 (35.71) 5 (35.71) 4 (28.57)   2 (28.57) 1 (14.29) 4 (57.14)  
Occupationc       0.4062       0.6556
 Service employee 3 (75.00) 1 (25.00) 0 (0.00)   2 (66.67) 0 (0.00) 1 (33.33)  
 Business employee 7 (53.85) 3 (23.08) 3 (23.08)   3 (60.00) 1 (20.00) 1 (20.00)  
 Building/construction employee 3 (75.00) 1 (25.00) 0 (0.00)   3 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 Other employment 2 (33.33) 2 (33.33) 2 (33.33)   2 (50.00) 0 (0.00) 2 (50.00)  
 Student 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)   0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 Homemaker 2 (40.00) 2 (40.00) 1 (20.00)   3 (37.50) 2 (25.00) 3 (37.50)  
 Unemployed/retired 1 (20.00) 0 (0.00) 4 (80.00)   0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 2 (100.00)  
Birthplace       0.2371       0.4247
 United States 5 (31.25) 6 (37.50) 5 (31.25)   2 (25.00) 2 (25.00) 4 (50.00)  
 Other 15 (57.69) 5 (19.23) 6 (23.08)   12 (50.00) 3 (12.50) 9 (37.50)  
Years in the United States       0.0561       1.0000
 <20 8 (66.67) 0 (0.00) 4 (33.33)   4 (40.00) 2 (20.00) 4 (40.00)  
 ≥20 5 (41.67) 5 (41.67) 2 (16.67)   5 (50.00) 1 (10.00) 4 (40.00)  
Parents' birthplace       0.0232       1.0000
 United States 2 (18.18) 6 (54.55) 3 (27.27)   1 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)  
 Other 18 (58.06) 5 (16.13) 8 (25.81)   13 (43.33) 5 (16.67) 12 (40.00)  
English usagec       0.7659       0.4599
 Low (<2.5) 4 (57.14) 1 (14.29) 2 (28.57)   4 (66.67) 0 (0.00) 2 (33.33)  
 Medium (2.5–4) 5 (45.45) 4 (36.36) 2 (18.18)   4 (26.67) 4 (26.67) 7 (46.67)  
 High (>4) 5 (33.33) 5 (33.33) 5 (33.33)   2 (50.00) 1 (25.00) 1 (25.00)  
Health insurance coverage       0.0465       0.0281
 Yes 7 (33.33) 9 (42.86) 5 (23.81)   4 (22.22) 4 (22.22) 10 (55.56)  
 No 13 (61.90) 2 (9.52) 6 (28.57)   10 (71.43) 1 (7.14) 3 (21.43)  
Type of health insurance       0.0079       0.3277
 Private 7 (36.84) 9 (47.37) 3 (15.79)   2 (15.38) 4 (30.77) 7 (53.85)  
 Public 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 4 (100.00)   2 (40.00) 0 (0.00) 3 (60.00)  
Primary care provider for child       0.6932       0.2293
 Yes 15 (45.45) 10 (30.30) 8 (24.24)   8 (33.33) 4 (16.67) 12 (50.00)  
 No 4 (50.00) 1 (12.50) 3 (37.50)   4 (66.67) 1 (16.67) 1 (16.67)  

Missing values for variables are not shown in this table and were excluded from analysis. See Table 1 for counts of missing values for each predictor variable.

Boldface indicates significance (p<0.05).

a

Percentages calculated out of row totals.

b

p-Values calculated using Fisher's exact test for count data (this test was chosen due to small cell sizes).

c

See Table 1 for explanation of variable creation.