Table 3.
Association between respondents with low awareness of pandemic outbreaks (including SARS, Avian Flu (H5N1), H1N1, new bird flu (H7N9) and MERS) in the past decade and social and individual determinants
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Low awareness of pandemic outbreaks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted percenta (n = 627) | OR | P value | 95% CI | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 | 20 | 1 (reference) | ||
| 30–39 | 15 | 1.75 | 0.36 | 0.53–5.80 |
| 40–49 | 20 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.10–0.85 |
| 50–59 | 20 | 1.22 | 0.73 | 0.39–3.77 |
| 60+ | 26 | 0.15 | <0.005 | 0.05–0.50 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 49 | 1 (reference) | ||
| Female | 51 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.22–1.30 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| NH White | 69 | 1 (reference) | ||
| NH Black | 14 | 1.36 | 0.53 | 0.52–3.52 |
| Hispanic | 17 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.33–2.09 |
| Social economic positions | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29 | 1 (reference) | ||
| Some college | 29 | 6.57 | 0.01 | 1.75–24.65 |
| High school | 30 | 15.18 | <0.0005 | 3.44–66.91 |
| Less than high school | 12 | 6.35 | 0.01 | 1.65–24.40 |
| Household income | ||||
| ≥$50 000 | 58 | 1 (reference) | ||
| $30 000–$49 999 | 17 | 1.97 | 0.27 | 0.59–6.56 |
| $15 000–$29 999 | 14 | 1.49 | 0.59 | 0.35–6.31 |
| ≤$14 999 | 10 | 3.67 | 0.01 | 1.44–9.36 |
aThe columns of the table add up to 100% (there might be a very slight discrepancy due to rounding). Bold values are statistically significant at P < 0.05.