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. 2021 Nov 8;5:100099. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100099

Table 2b.

Association between climate change attitudes and vaccine hesitancy and correlates of climate change attitudes (N = 520).

Participant undecided whether to get COVID-19 vaccinea,b
Participant did not intend to get COVID-19 vaccinea,b
Participant was highly concerned about climate changec
OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Climate change attitudesd 0.83 (0.64, 1.07) 1.21 (0.88, 1.68) 0.41 (0.33, 0.51) 0.71 (0.53, 0.97)
Increasing distrust in sources of COVID-19 information e 1.35 (1.20, 1.53) 1.32 (1.16, 1.51) 1.87 (1.66, 2.12) 1.61 (1.40, 1.85) 0.68 (0.62, 0.75) 0.75 (0.67, 0.83)
Age (years) 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) 1.00 (0.98, 1.01) 1.01 (0.99, 1.03)
Sex
 Male Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Female 0.81 (0.51, 1.30) 0.91 (0.56, 1.49) 1.55 (1.01, 2.38) 2.39 (1.38, 4.13) 0.89 (0.36, 1.26) 0.77 (0.51, 1.16)
Total family income last year
 <$60,000 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 ≥$60,000 0.76 (0.47, 1.22) 0.75 (0.45, 1.26) 0.77 (0.51, 1.17) 0.69 (0.40, 1.18) 0.85 (0.60, 1.20) 0.89 (0.59, 1.34)
Level of education
 Some college or less Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Bachelor's or graduate degree 0.75 (0.47, 1.21) 1.04 (0.62, 1.75) 0.60 (0.40, 0.91) 1.04 (0.61, 1.78) 1.39 (0.98, 1.97) 1.05 (0.69, 1.60)
Political ideologyf 1.16 (1.01, 1.33) 1.15 (0.97, 1.36) 1.52 (1.35, 1.73) 1.24 (1.04, 1.47) 0.57 (0.51, 0.65) 0.62 (0.54, 0.71)
Disbelief in conspiracy theoriesg 0.70 (0.57, 0.86) 0.82 (0.66, 1.03) 0.45 (0.37, 0.55) 0.63 (0.51, 0.80) 1.47 (1.27, 1.71) 1.07 (0.89, 1.29)

OR=odds ratios, aOR=adjust odds ratios.

a

Reference group: Participant intends to receive COVID-19 vaccine.

b

Multinomial regression model.

c

Reference group: low concern regarding climate change.

d

Scale range:1 (low concern) to 20 (high concern).

e

Scale range:1 (strongly trust) to 12 (strongly distrust).

f

Range:1 (very liberal) to 7 (very conservative).

g

Range:1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree).