Table 2.
State-level Characteristics
| N | % | |
| HPV mandate present | 3 | 6% |
| Sex education policy present | 25 | 56% |
| Abstinence only education policy present | 37 | 88% |
| Stressed | 26 | 70% |
| Covered | 11 | 30% |
| Public Health Department Type | ||
| Decentral | 28 | 55% |
| Central | 13 | 25% |
| Mixed | 5 | 10% |
| Shared | 5 | 10% |
| Mean | SD | |
| Percent of state identifying as highly religious | 54.67 | 10.64 |
| Political Ideology | ||
| Conservative | 36.92 | 0.07 |
| Moderate | 33.39 | 0.03 |
| Liberal | 23.35 | 0.06 |
| Don’t Know | 6.27 | 0.02 |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention Funding | ||
| Funding per capita (USD) | $17.34 | $21.72 |
| Total CDC Funding (millions USD) | 67.56 | 60.61 |
| Immunization & Respiratory Disease | 7.02 | 6.89 |
| Vaccine for Children | 1.87 | 1.78 |
| HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STI and TB Prevention | 14.01 | 20.97 |
| Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | 14.71 | 10.27 |
| Cancer Prevention Control | 5.40 | 3.21 |