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. 2021 Jul 20;21:221. doi: 10.1186/s12911-021-01586-8

Table 4.

Correlations of openness, concern, and benefit scores with all study variables

Openness Concern Benefit
r 95% CI r 95% CI r 95% CI
Socio-demographics
Age − .12 [− .18, − .06] .06 [.00, .12] − .03 [− .09, .03]
Sex (1 = Male, 0 = Female) .10 [.04, .16] − .20 [− .26, − .14] − .03 [− .09, .04]
Race (1 = White, 0 = Non-White)a − .05 [− .11, .01] .01 [− .05, .07] − .08 [− .14, − .02]
Ethnicity (1 = Latino, 0 = non-Latino) .06 [.00, .12] − .09 [− .15, − .03] − .02 [− .08, .04]
Household income .07 [.01, .13] − .08 [− .14, − .02] .07 [.01, .13]
Community type .06 [.00, .12] − .06 [− .12, .00] .01 [− .05, .07]
Employment statusb .17 [.11, .23] − .18 [− .24, − .12] .05 [− .01, .11]
Education .04 [− .02, .10] .03 [− .03, .09] .01 [− .05, .07]
Health status and access
Health status .08 [.02, .14] − .12 [− .18, − .06] − .02 [− .08, .04]
Healthcare locationc .03 [− .03, .09] − .01 [− .07, .05] .02 [− .04, .08]
Healthcare choiced .08 [.02, .14] − .06 [− .12, .00] .11 [.05, 17]
Health insurance (1 = Yes, 0 = No) .09 [.03, .15] − .10 [− .16, − .04] .05 [− .01, .11]
Healthcare satisfaction (n = 735) .11 [.04, .18] − .07 [− .14, .00] .14 [.07, .21]
Psychosocial variables
Health System Trust Index .27 [.21, .33] − .27 [− .33, − .21] .21 [.15, .27]
Trust in technology .41 [.36, 46] − .21 [− .27, − .15] .41 [.36, .46]
Faith in technology .38 [.32, .43] − .10 [− .16, − .04] .46 [.41, .51]
Conscientiousness .02 [− .04, .08] .11 [.05, .17] .15 [.09, .21]
Agreeableness .08 [.02, .14] .11 [.05, .17] .20 [.14, .26]
Extraversion .08 [.02, .14] − .12 [− .18, − .06] .04 [− .02, .10]
Emotional stability .08 [.02, .14] − .06 [− .12, .00] .07 [.01, .13]
Openness (trait-based) .07 [.01, .13] .07 [.01, .13] .05 [− .01, .11]
Social conservatism − .01 [− .07, .05] − .10 [− .16, − .04] .05 [− .01, .11]
Economic conservatism − .06 [− .12, .00] − .06 [− .12, .00] .02 [− .04, .08]

N = 936 (except as noted for specific variables in Tables 1 and 2)

aParticipants who selected any race other than White, or in addition to White, were classified as Non-White for purposes of this analysis

b1 = full-time employment, 0 = all other options

c1 = doctor office or private clinic, 0 = all other options

d1 = great or some choice; 0 = little to no choice