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. 2021 Aug 6;14:100241. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100241

Table 2.

Multinomial regressions predicting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (n = 1,284)

Reference: Likely
Reference: Unlikely
vs. unlikely
vs. unsure
vs. unsure
RRR [95% CI] RRR [95% CI] RRR [95% CI]
(std. err.) (std. err.) (std. err.)
Age (ref: 65+ years)
18-24 years 2.37 [0.99 - 5.69] 1.99 [0.80 - 4.91] 0.84 [0.26 - 2.66]
(1.06) (0.92) (0.49)
25-34 years 1.83 [0.85 - 3.95] 4.42 [2.03 - 9.61] 2.41 [0.89 - 6.56]
(0.72) (1.75) (1.23)
35-44 years 1.16 [0.54 - 2.49] 3.51 [1.62 - 7.59] 3.02 [1.11 - 8.22]
(0.45) (1.38) (1.54)
45-54 years 1.09 [0.55 - 2.17] 1.79 [0.85 - 3.75] 1.64 [0.64 - 4.21]
(0.38) (0.68) (0.79)
55-64 years 1.44 [0.77 - 2.69] 2.36 [1.20 - 4.67] 1.64 [0.70 - 3.88]
(0.46) (0.82) (0.72)
Gender (ref: male)
Female 0.74 [0.51 - 1.08] 1.60 [1.14 - 2.24] 2.15 [1.36 - 3.39]
(0.14) (0.28) (0.50)
Ethnicity (ref: European/Pākehā)
Māori 1.53 [0.95 - 2.46] 1.10 [0.66 - 1.81] 0.72 [0.39 - 1.33]
(0.37) (0.28) (0.23)
Pacific 1.02 [0.48 - 2.20] 1.23 [0.65 - 2.33] 1.20 [0.49 - 2.95]
(0.40) (0.40) (0.55)
Asian 1.15 [0.58 - 2.31] 1.55 [0.87 - 2.77] 1.34 [0.59 - 3.06]
(0.41) (0.46) (0.56)
Other 0.97 [0.47 - 2.03] 0.74 [0.36 - 1.54] 0.76 [0.29 - 1.98]
(0.37) (0.28) (0.37)
Nativity (ref: NZ born)
Not born in NZ 0.95 [0.57 - 1.58] 1.03 [0.65 - 1.63] 1.08 [0.58 - 2.02]
(0.24) (0.24) (0.34)
Educational attainment (ref: undergraduate/ postgraduate degree)
Primary/Secondary school 1.80 [1.09 - 2.96] 1.82 [1.16 - 2.86] 1.01 [0.55 - 1.88]
(0.46) (0.42) (0.32)
Diploma 2.47 [1.59 - 3.85] 1.53 [1.01 - 2.32] 0.62+ [0.36 - 1.08]
(0.56) (0.33) (0.18)
Annual household income (ref: More than $150,000)
$50,000 or less 1.38 [0.68 - 2.80] 1.99 [0.99 - 3.98] 1.44 [0.58 - 3.57]
(0.50) (0.70) (0.67)
$50,001-$70,000 1.52 [0.77 - 3.02] 1.68 [0.85 - 3.35] 1.11 [0.45 - 2.70]
(0.53) (0.59) (0.50)
$70,001-$100,000 0.96 [0.49 - 1.91] 1.76 [0.93 - 3.32] 1.82 [0.77 - 4.34]
(0.34) (0.57) (0.81)
$100,001-$150,000 0.94 [0.47 - 1.85] 1.26 [0.67 - 2.38] 1.34 [0.56 - 3.22]
(0.32) (0.41) (0.60)
Family structure (ref: Two parents, dependent children)
Single parent 1.58 [0.78 - 3.21] 1.04 [0.48 - 2.25] 0.66 [0.27 - 1.62]
(0.57) (0.41) (0.30)
Living alone 0.78 [0.42 - 1.47] 0.44 [0.21 - 0.93] 0.56 [0.23 - 1.38]
(0.25) (0.17) (0.26)
Partner, no dependent children 0.56 [0.34 - 0.92] 1.05 [0.67 - 1.65] 1.89 [1.02 - 3.50]
(0.14) (0.24) (0.60)
Other 0.45 [0.23 - 0.89] 0.87 [0.49 - 1.54] 1.94 [0.86 - 4.36]
(0.16) (0.25) (0.80)
Work status (ref: employed)
Unemployed 1.08 [0.52 - 2.26] 0.76 [0.35 - 1.62] 0.70 [0.27 - 1.81]
(0.41) (0.29) (0.34)
Not working 1.13 [0.67 - 1.91] 0.71 [0.43 - 1.18] 0.63 [0.33 - 1.21]
(0.30) (0.18) (0.21)
Region (ref: Auckland)
Northland 1.61 [0.71 - 3.65] 1.08 [0.44 - 2.69] 0.67 [0.22 - 2.01]
(0.67) (0.50) (0.38)
Waikato, Northern Ruapehu 1.10 [0.59 - 2.02] 1.09 [0.62 - 1.93] 1.00 [0.47 - 2.12]
(0.34) (0.32) (0.38)
Whakatane, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo 1.68 [0.84 - 3.35] 0.84 [0.37 - 1.93] 0.50 [0.19 - 1.31]
(0.59) (0.36) (0.25)
Gisborne/Tairawhiti 0.86 [0.18 - 4.21] 1.66 [0.47 - 5.88] 1.93 [0.32 - 11.79]
(0.70) (1.07) (1.78)
Hawke's Bay 0.49 [0.14 - 1.74] 1.26 [0.55 - 2.93] 2.56 [0.63 - 10.43]
(0.32) (0.54) (1.83)
Taranaki 1.09 [0.40 - 2.96] 0.75 [0.24 - 2.35] 0.69 [0.17 - 2.73]
(0.56) (0.44) (0.48)
Manawatu, Whanganui, South Ruapehu 1.13 [0.50 - 2.55] 1.49 [0.75 - 2.97] 1.31 [0.51 - 3.39]
(0.47) (0.52) (0.64)
Wellington, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa 0.68 [0.36 - 1.31] 0.66 [0.37 - 1.20] 0.97 [0.43 - 2.20]
(0.23) (0.20) (0.41)
Nelson-Marlborough 1.07 [0.42 - 2.74] 0.66 [0.22 - 2.03] 0.62 [0.16 - 2.34]
(0.51) (0.38) (0.42)
Canterbury, West Coast 0.79 [0.44 - 1.44] 0.96 [0.58 - 1.58] 1.21 [0.59 - 2.46]
(0.24) (0.24) (0.44)
Otago, Southland 1.89 [1.00 - 3.58] 0.55 [0.25 - 1.22] 0.29 [0.12 - 0.73]
(0.62) (0.22) (0.14)
Constant 0.10 [0.04 - 0.27] 0.04 [0.01 - 0.10] 0.37 [0.11 - 1.32]
(0.04) (0.02) (0.33)
Pseudo R2 .07 .07 .07
N 1,284 1,284 1,284

RRR = Relative risk ratio. CI = Confidence intervals.