Table 2.
Survey question responses amongst the neurological patient cohort and stratified by sex: crude odds ratios.
| All Participants | Female Participants | Male Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
Chi-Square/Fisher Exact Test | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
Chi-Square/Fisher Exact Test | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
Chi-Square/Fisher Exact Test | |
| Q1: Have you had a one-on-one discussion with a physician about the risks and benefits of receiving the COVID vaccination? | ||||||
| Had Conversation | 1.36 (0.67, 2.97) | p = 0.46 | 2.46 (0.87, 8.61) | p = 0.11 | 0.68 (0.24, 2.11) | p = 0.60 |
| No Conversation | 0.73 (0.34, 1.49) | 0.51 (0.15, 1.44) | 1.47 (0.47, 4.09) | |||
| Q2: What is your primary source of COVID information? | ||||||
| Scholarly Articles/CDC/US Governmental Agencies | 1.30 (0.61, 3.05) | p = 0.60 | 1.21 (0.46, 3.55) | p = 0.85 | 1.56 (0.42, 8.78) | p = 0.77 |
| Friends/Family/Coworkers | 0.58 (0.27, 1.32) | p = 0.20 | 0.97 (0.32, 3.56) | p = 1.00 | 0.33 (0.11, 1.09) | p = 0.057 |
| Healthcare Provider | 1.46 (0.32, 13.69) | p = 1.00 | 0.81 (0.14, 8.28) | p = 0.68 | 2.64 (0.38, 115.04) | p = 0.48 |
| Traditional Media | 1.82 (1.02, 3.28) | p = 0.042 | 1.40 (0.64, 3.13) | p = 0.47 | 2.51 (1.02, 6.35) | p = 0.044 |
| Social Media | 0.26 (0.11, 0.63) | p = 0.001 | 0.35 (0.10, 1.26) | p = 0.097 | 0.18 (0.043, 0.72) | p = 0.007 |
| Q3: Do you believe that vaccines are safe? | ||||||
| Safe | 11.44 (5.20, 26.09) | p < 0.001 | 11.54 (3.82, 38.07) | p < 0.001 | 11.17 (3.44, 39.13) | p < 0.001 |
| Not Safe | 0.087 (0.038, 0.19) | 0.087 (0.026, 0.26) | 0.089 (0.026, 0.29) | |||
| Q4: Do you believe that COVID is a severe illness? | ||||||
| Severe | 4.66 (2.03, 10.65) | p < 0.001 | 4.64 (1.52, 14.06) | p = 0.003 | 4.60 (1.16, 17.66) | p = 0.017 |
| Not Severe | 0.21 (0.094, 0.49) | 0.22 (0.071, 0.66) | 0.22 (0.057, 0.86) | |||
| Q5: Do you have a preexisting medical condition that you believe will make the vaccine unsafe? | ||||||
| Preexisting Condition | 0.20 (0.11, 0.37) | p < 0.001 | 0.17 (0.070, 0.40) | p < 0.001 | 0.25 (0.092, 0.66) | p = 0.002 |
| No Preexisting Condition | 5.03 (2.69, 9.46) | 5.91 (2.51, 14.22) | 4.08 (1.52, 10.83) | |||
| Q6: Have you received the flu vaccine within the last year? | ||||||
| Received Flu Shot | 5.05 (2.78, 9.40) | p < 0.001 | 6.05 (2.63, 14.46) | p < 0.001 | 4.19 (1.70, 10.95) | p = 0.001 |
| Did Not Receive Flu Shot | 0.20 (0.11, 0.36) | 0.17 (0.069, 0.38) | 0.24 (0.091, 0.59) | |||
| Q7: Have you tested positive for COVID? | ||||||
| Tested Positive | 0.45 (0.063, 5.04) | p = 0.68 | 0.70 (0.055, 37.83) | p = 0.57 | 0.21 (0.0027, 17.11) | p = 0.33 |
| Denied Positive Test | 2.24 (0.20, 15.99) | 1.42 (0.026, 18.32) | 4.68 (0.058, 374.36) | |||
| Q8: With a single category, how would you define your race/ethnicity? | ||||||
| White | 1.65 (0.90, 3.08) | p = 0.11 | 1.64 (0.74, 3.78) | p = 0.26 | 1.69 (0.65, 4.80) | p = 0.34 |
| Black | 4.14 (0.64, 173.87) | p = 0.23 | 0.97 (0.094, 48.27) | p = 1.00 | 3.02 (0.44, 130.14) | p = 0.48 |
| Asian | 0.97 (0.52, 1.89) | p = 1.00 | 0.64 (0.28, 1.51) | p = 0.35 | 1.84 (0.62, 6.67) | p = 0.35 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.56 (0.30, 1.08) | p = 0.079 | 0.87 (0.34, 2.43) | p = 0.94 | 0.34 (0.13, 0.89) | p = 0.022 |
| Hispanic | 0.56 (0.30, 1.08) | p = 0.17 | 0.46 (0.092, 2.97) | p = 0.38 | 0.29 (0.032, 3.69) | p = 0.20 |
| Native American or Alaskan Native | 0.38 (0.11, 1.51) | p = 1.00 | 1.96 (0.26, 88.11) | p = 1.00 | NA | NA |
| Q9: How would you define your work status? | ||||||
| Employed | 1.31 (0.71, 2.49) | p = 0.45 | 0.91 (0.41, 2.12) | p = 0.97 | 2.18 (0.79, 6.98) | p = 0.16 |
| Homemaker | 0.68 (0.20, 2.99) | p = 0.51 | 0.62 (0.17, 2.85) | p = 0.49 | 0.46 (0.023, 27.26) | p = 0.46 |
| Not Able to Work | 0.46 (0.23, 0.93) | p = 0.026 | 0.59 (0.23, 1.70) | p = 0.37 | 0.34 (0.12, 0.999) | p = 0.04 |
| Retired | 1.36 (0.76, 2.52) | p = 0.34 | 1.87 (0.79, 4.82) | p = 0.18 | 0.98 (0.41, 2.39) | p = 1.00 |
| Student | 0.92 (0.18, 9.12) | p = 1.00 | 0.58 (0.090, 6.30) | p = 0.62 | 1.38 (0.16, 64.72) | p = 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 1.25 (0.34, 6.87) | p = 1.00 | 1.93 (0.24, 88.09) | p = 1.00 | 0.90 (0.17, 9.12) | p = 1.00 |
| Q10: What is the highest level of education you completed? | ||||||
| Graduate Degree | 3.60 (1.25, 14.19) | p = 0.01 | 6.71 (1.02, 284.34) | p = 0.033 | 2.54 (0.70, 13.99) | p = 0.20 |
| High School Degree | 0.37 (0.20, 0.71) | p = 0.002 | 0.38 (0.15, 0.97) | p = 0.035 | 0.37 (0.14, 0.95) | p = 0.032 |
| Some College | 0.88 (0.46, 1.75) | p = 0.82 | 0.70 (0.30, 1.73) | p = 0.50 | 1.23 (0.43, 4.01) | p = 0.87 |
| Some High School | 0.88 (0.23, 5.01) | p = 0.74 | 3.75 (0.56, 159.74) | p = 0.33 | 0.27 (0.043, 1.98) | p = 0.11 |
| Trade School | 0.88 (0.17, 8.74) | p = 1.00 | 1.12 (0.12, 54.43) | p = 1.00 | 0.65 (0.050, 35.39) | p = 0.55 |
| Associate/Bachelor’s Degree | 1.55 (0.80, 3.13) | p = 0.22 | 1.24 (0.54, 3.03) | p = 0.73 | 2.33 (0.73, 9.86) | p = 0.73 |
| Q11: What is your marital status? | ||||||
| Divorced | 0.87 (0.40, 2.08) | p = 0.87 | 0.58 (0.20, 1.97) | p = 0.44 | 1.32 (0.40, 5.70) | p = 0.79 |
| Married | 1.18 (0.67, 2.09) | p = 0.64 | 1.11 (0.51, 2.43) | p = 0.92 | 1.26 (0.52, 3.07) | p = 0.71 |
| Single | 0.73 (0.39, 1.41) | p = 0.38 | 0.89 (0.37, 2.24) | p = 0.93 | 0.57 (0.22, 1.60) | p = 0.32 |
| Widowed | 1.65 (0.55, 6.73) | p = 0.48 | 1.83 (0.50, 10.09) | p = 0.42 | 1.33 (0.15, 63.48) | p = 1.00 |
| Q12: How would you describe your political view? | ||||||
| Conservative | 0.63 (0.32, 1.30) | p = 0.22 | 0.50 (0.19, 1.35) | p = 0.18 | 1.09 (0.40, 3.30) | p = 1.00 |
| Independent | 0.78 (0.41, 1.51) | p = 0.52 | 0.61 (0.24, 1.50) | p = 0.32 | 1.44 (0.57, 3.89) | p = 0.53 |
| Liberal | 2.20 (1.02, 5.18) | p = 0.048 | 4.10 (1.30, 17.18) | p = 0.009 | 1.49 (0.53, 4.84) | p = 0.56 |