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

Table A5.

Logit regression predicting reasons why vaccine hesitant (n = 375)

Worried about unknown future effects of the vaccine
Worried about side effects
Vaccines are limited and other people need it more than me
I don't trust vaccines
Chances of me becoming seriously unwell from the coronavirus are low
Impact of the coronavirus is being greatly exaggerated
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Model 5
Model 6
OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI]
Age (ref: 65+ years)
18-24 years 1.55 [0.44 - 5.47] 0.27 [0.08 - 0.94] 0.29 [0.02 - 3.41] 0.82 [0.14 - 4.68] 1.15 [0.26 - 5.04] 0.24 [0.03 - 1.76]
(1.00) (0.17) (0.37) (0.73) (0.87) (0.24)
25-34 years 4.15 [1.36 - 12.63] 0.79 [0.28 - 2.23] 1.14 [0.24 - 5.47] 0.45 [0.10 - 1.98] 0.83 [0.22 - 3.11] 0.21 [0.04 - 1.05]
(2.36) (0.42) (0.91) (0.34) (0.56) (0.17)
35-44 years 4.63 [1.52 - 14.10] 0.50 [0.17 - 1.42] 1.54 [0.32 - 7.48] 0.33 [0.07 - 1.47] 0.31 [0.07 - 1.29] 0.13 [0.03 - 0.70]
(2.63) (0.27) (1.24) (0.25) (0.23) (0.11)
45-54 years 2.59 [0.94 - 7.14] 0.57 [0.22 - 1.50] 0.90 [0.20 - 4.05] 0.57 [0.15 - 2.24] 0.39 [0.10 - 1.47] 0.23 [0.05 - 1.04]
(1.34) (0.28) (0.69) (0.40) (0.26) (0.18)
55-64 years 3.16 [1.22 - 8.18] 0.67 [0.27 - 1.66] 0.70 [0.17 - 2.87] 0.98 [0.27 - 3.52] 0.64 [0.20 - 2.11] 0.51 [0.13 - 2.01]
(1.53) (0.31) (0.50) (0.64) (0.39) (0.36)
Gender (ref: male)
Female 3.20 [1.84 - 5.57] 1.70 [1.02 - 2.82] 0.57 [0.26 - 1.26] 0.48 [0.23 - 1.00] 0.48 [0.24 - 0.97] 0.29 [0.12 - 0.68]
(0.91) (0.44) (0.23) (0.18) (0.17) (0.13)
Ethnicity (ref: European/Pākehā)
Māori 0.49 [0.24 - 1.01] 0.81 [0.42 - 1.56] 0.73 [0.24 - 2.22] 1.12 [0.41 - 3.11] 0.61 [0.23 - 1.60] 0.70 [0.22 - 2.20]
(0.18) (0.27) (0.41) (0.58) (0.30) (0.41)
Pacific 0.45 [0.16 - 1.27] 0.47 [0.18 - 1.26] 1.22 [0.27 - 5.47] 1.14 [0.30 - 4.36] 2.13 [0.62 - 7.31] n/r
(0.24) (0.24) (0.93) (0.78) (1.34)
Asian 1.10 [0.41 - 2.90] 1.71 [0.67 - 4.33] 0.81 [0.20 - 3.36] 1.21 [0.37 - 3.91] 0.57 [0.14 - 2.40] 0.29 [0.05 - 1.66]
(0.54) (0.81) (0.59) (0.72) (0.42) (0.26)
Other 0.27 [0.09 - 0.80] 0.32 [0.11 - 0.96] 0.81 [0.17 - 3.75] 1.44 [0.36 - 5.82] 1.85 [0.49 - 7.03] 0.20 [0.03 - 1.17]
(0.15) (0.18) (0.63) (1.03) (1.26) (0.18)
Nativity (ref: NZ born)
Not born in NZ 0.51 [0.23 - 1.16] 0.66 [0.31 - 1.40] 1.52 [0.48 - 4.81] 0.70 [0.26 - 1.87] 4.23 [1.39 - 12.86] 0.92 [0.27 - 3.18]
(0.21) (0.25) (0.89) (0.35) (2.40) (0.58)
Educational attainment (ref: undergraduate/ postgraduate degree)
Primary/Secondary school 0.75 [0.38 - 1.49] 0.49 [0.25 - 0.94] 0.49 [0.18 - 1.29] 1.02 [0.37 - 2.80] 0.71 [0.31 - 1.64] 0.94 [0.32 - 2.78]
(0.26) (0.16) (0.24) (0.53) (0.30) (0.52)
Diploma 0.99 [0.53 - 1.87] 1.03 [0.57 - 1.85] 0.37 [0.15 - 0.93] 1.78 [0.78 - 4.10] 0.50 [0.23 - 1.09] 1.08 [0.42 - 2.77]
(0.32) (0.31) (0.17) (0.76) (0.20) (0.52)
Annual household income (ref: More than $150,000)
$50,000 or less 0.70 [0.26 - 1.90] 1.13 [0.44 - 2.91] 1.04 [0.24 - 4.40] 4.61 [0.86 - 24.74] 1.70 [0.37 - 7.74] 1.04 [0.21 - 5.26]
(0.36) (0.55) (0.77) (3.95) (1.31) (0.86)
$50,001-$70,000 1.00 [0.36 - 2.77] 1.56 [0.60 - 4.08] 0.82 [0.18 - 3.79] 4.35 [0.81 - 23.27] 2.01 [0.43 - 9.33] 0.76 [0.14 - 4.13]
(0.52) (0.77) (0.64) (3.72) (1.57) (0.65)
$70,001-$100,000 1.84 [0.68 - 5.03] 1.66 [0.66 - 4.15] 1.35 [0.33 - 5.53] 2.22 [0.41 - 11.95] 1.53 [0.35 - 6.67] 0.56 [0.10 - 3.03]
(0.94) (0.78) (0.97) (1.91) (1.15) (0.48)
$100,001-$150,000 0.87 [0.33 - 2.30] 0.88 [0.34 - 2.23] 1.12 [0.27 - 4.69] 4.29 [0.83 - 22.30] 1.99 [0.43 - 9.12] 1.42 [0.29 - 6.91]
(0.43) (0.42) (0.82) (3.61) (1.55) (1.15)
Family structure (ref: Two parents, dependent children)
Single parent 1.39 [0.46 - 4.19] 0.46 [0.18 - 1.21] 1.26 [0.23 - 6.87] 0.99 [0.29 - 3.37] 0.72 [0.19 - 2.70] 0.71 [0.16 - 3.18]
(0.78) (0.23) (1.09) (0.62) (0.49) (0.54)
Living alone 0.91 [0.33 - 2.46] 0.31 [0.12 - 0.79] 2.50 [0.64 - 9.75] 0.19 [0.04 - 1.03] 0.18 [0.04 - 0.81] 0.29 [0.06 - 1.36]
(0.46) (0.15) (1.74) (0.16) (0.14) (0.23)
Partner, no dependent children 1.31 [0.65 - 2.67] 0.78 [0.41 - 1.50] 2.81 [1.01 - 7.88] 0.45 [0.17 - 1.17] 0.41 [0.17 - 1.02] 0.12 [0.04 - 0.43]
(0.47) (0.26) (1.48) (0.22) (0.19) (0.08)
Other 0.66 [0.27 - 1.59] 0.95 [0.40 - 2.21] 1.40 [0.32 - 6.16] 0.73 [0.22 - 2.39] 0.39 [0.12 - 1.21] 0.86 [0.23 - 3.18]
(0.30) (0.41) (1.06) (0.44) (0.22) (0.57)
Work status (ref: employed)
Unemployed 2.53 [0.77 - 8.32] 1.57 [0.56 - 4.36] 0.83 [0.16 - 4.43] 0.79 [0.19 - 3.25] 0.76 [0.18 - 3.26] 1.66 [0.37 - 7.42]
(1.54) (0.82) (0.71) (0.57) (0.56) (1.27)
Not working 1.19 [0.58 - 2.45] 0.62 [0.32 - 1.21] 0.59 [0.18 - 1.94] 0.75 [0.28 - 2.01] 1.01 [0.41 - 2.47] 1.36 [0.46 - 4.05]
(0.44) (0.21) (0.36) (0.38) (0.46) (0.76)
Region (ref: Auckland)
Northland 2.02 [0.56 - 7.36] 0.99 [0.31 - 3.15] 4.56 [1.03 - 20.24] 1.06 [0.19 - 5.98] 1.49 [0.33 - 6.73] 4.25+ [0.78 - 23.19]
(1.33) (0.58) (3.47) (0.94) (1.15) (3.68)
Waikato, Northern Ruapehu 1.96 [0.78 - 4.94] 1.31 [0.57 - 3.04] 1.64 [0.45 - 5.99] 1.02 [0.32 - 3.28] 2.27 [0.80 - 6.47] 1.65 [0.38 - 7.11]
(0.93) (0.56) (1.08) (0.61) (1.21) (1.23)
Whakatane, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo 1.49 [0.51 - 4.38] 1.43 [0.51 - 3.96] 0.50 [0.06 - 4.44] 1.34 [0.39 - 4.63] 0.83 [0.20 - 3.53] 4.93 [1.22 - 19.93]
(0.82) (0.74) (0.56) (0.85) (0.61) (3.51)
Gisborne/Tairawhiti 0.07 [0.01 - 0.78] 0.45 [0.07 - 2.94] n/r 1.71 [0.16 - 18.80] n/r n/r
(0.09) (0.43) (2.09)
Hawke's Bay 3.44 [0.72 - 16.36] 1.95 [0.52 - 7.26] 0.71 [0.08 - 6.67] 1.27 [0.22 - 7.43] 1.13 [0.21 - 6.09] 0.77 [0.08 - 7.84]
(2.74) (1.31) (0.81) (1.14) (0.97) (0.91)
Taranaki 6.44 [0.68 - 61.13] 1.12 [0.26 - 4.83] 1.55 [0.15 - 16.45] 0.85 [0.09 - 8.45] 0.92 [0.08 - 10.19] 1.53 [0.14 - 16.91]
(7.40) (0.84) (1.86) (1.00) (1.13) (1.88)
Manawatu, Whanganui, South Ruapehu 1.70 [0.60 - 4.86] 1.43 [0.54 - 3.81] 2.14 [0.51 - 8.96] 0.24 [0.03 - 1.98] 0.65 [0.16 - 2.62] 1.86 [0.38 - 9.13]
(0.91) (0.71) (1.56) (0.26) (0.46) (1.51)
Wellington, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa 1.09 [0.43 - 2.76] 0.72 [0.29 - 1.78] 1.53 [0.40 - 5.83] 1.02 [0.28 - 3.70] 1.03 [0.28 - 3.75] 1.44 [0.29 - 7.10]
(0.52) (0.33) (1.04) (0.67) (0.68) (1.17)
Nelson-Marlborough 0.41 [0.09 - 1.80] 1.34 [0.33 - 5.47] 0.93 [0.09 - 9.65] 0.68 [0.07 - 7.03] 0.65 [0.07 - 6.34] n/r
(0.31) (0.96) (1.11) (0.81) (0.76)
Canterbury, West Coast 1.19 [0.53 - 2.70] 0.84 [0.39 - 1.81] 1.72 [0.51 - 5.76] 0.77 [0.24 - 2.47] 1.28 [0.45 - 3.61] 1.11 [0.30 - 4.08]
(0.50) (0.33) (1.06) (0.46) (0.68) (0.74)
Otago, Southland 1.65 [0.57 - 4.76] 0.52 [0.20 - 1.36] 1.47 [0.32 - 6.81] 0.45 [0.09 - 2.34] 2.95 [0.97 - 9.03] 2.17 [0.49 - 9.52]
(0.89) (0.25) (1.15) (0.38) (1.68) (1.64)
Constant 0.58 [0.14 - 2.37] 2.58 [0.67 - 9.94] 0.09 [0.01 - 0.76] 0.17 [0.02 - 1.40] 0.17 [0.02 - 1.26] 1.20 [0.15 - 9.75]
(0.42) (1.78) (0.10) (0.18) (0.17) (1.28)
Pseudo R2 .16 .10 .10 .10 .12 .17
n 375 375 375 375 375 375

Standard errors in parentheses. CI = Confidence intervals. OR = Odds ratios.

n/r = not reported due to multicollinearity issues:

Model 3: No people living in the Gisborne/Tairawhiti public health unit region reported “Vaccines are limited and other people need it more than me”. Gisborne/Tairawhiti was collapsed with Hawke's Bay for the estimation.

Model 5: No people living in the Gisborne/Tairawhiti public health unit region reported “Chances of me becoming seriously unwell from the coronavirus are low”. Gisborne/Tairawhiti was collapsed with Hawke's Bay for the estimation.

Model 6: No Pacific people reported "The impact of the coronavirus is being greatly exaggerated". Pacific was collapsed with 'Other' ethnicity for the estimation. No people living in the Gisborne/Tairawhiti or Nelson-Marlborough public health unit regions reported “The impact of coronavirus is being greatly exaggerated”. Gisborne/Tairawhiti was collapsed with Hawke's Bay and Nelson-Marlborough with Canterbury, West Coast for the estimation.