Table 2.
Demographic, Health, Religious, and Political Affiliation Correlates of Parental Belief on Mandatory School Vaccinations
| “Parents Should Have the Right to Refuse Vaccines that are Required for School for any Reason” | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Yes (n = 158) n (%) |
No (n = 178) n (%) |
Univariate OR (95% CI)a |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 43.5 ± 6.9 | 43.5 ± 6.5 | 1.00 (0.97–1.03)b |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 143 (46.1) | 167 (53.9) | 0.63 (0.28–1.41) |
| Male | 15 (57.7) | 11 (42.3) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 151 (46.0) | 177 (54.0) | n/a |
| Other | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤High school | 50 (51.6) | 47 (48.4) | 1.29 (0.80–2.07) |
| >High school | 108 (45.2) | 131 (54.8) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/living as married | 142 (48.3) | 152 (51.7) | 1.52 (0.78–2.95) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed/single | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Annual household income | |||
| >$50,000 | 67 (47.5) | 74 (52.5) | 1.18 (0.70–1.98) |
| ≤$50,000 | 43 (43.4) | 56 (56.6) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Employment | |||
| Full-time | 60 (40.8) | 87 (59.2) | 0.63 (0.41–0.98)* |
| Part-time/disabled/unemployed/retired | 98 (52.1) | 90 (47.9) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Current health insurance | |||
| Yes | 143 (46.9) | 162 (53.1) | 1.01 (0.48–2.14) |
| No | 14 (46.7) | 16 (53.3) | 1.00 (referent) |
| General health score | 67.8 ± 21.1 | 64.0 ± 23.7 | 1.01 (0.99–1.02)c |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 93 (46.5) | 107 (53.5) | 1.15(0.71–1.85) |
| Former/current | 44 (43.1) | 58 (56.9) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Religious family | |||
| No religion | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 1.58 (0.71–3.50) |
| Religion | 121 (44.2) | 153 (55.8) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Religiosity | |||
| Very religious | 65 (46.8) | 74 (53.2) | 1.10(0.70–1.74) |
| Somewhat/not too/ not at all religious | 71 (44.4) | 89 (55.6) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Religious attendance | |||
| ≥Weekly | 72 (49.3) | 74 (50.7) | 1.58 (0.99–2.53) |
| <Weekly | 53 (38.1) | 86 (61.9) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Place of worship’s opinion on vaccines | |||
| Encourages/isn’t concerned | 100 (43.5) | 130 (56.5) | n/a |
| Forbids/strongly discourages/somewhat discourages | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | |
| Political affiliation | |||
| Republican | 49 (45.8) | 58 (54.2) | 2.45 (1.28–4.66)*** |
| Independent | 48 (53.3) | 42 (46.7) | 3.31 (1.70–6.44)*** |
| Democrat | 19 (25.7) | 55 (74.3) | 1.00 (referent) |
a
OR and 95% CI not reported if there was an expected cell count less than 5.
b
OR corresponding to 1-year increase.
c
OR corresponding to 1-unit increase.
Totals may not sum to stated sample size due to missing data.
*
P < .05;
***
P < .001.