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 |
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| 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.
Reference group: Participant intends to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Multinomial regression model.
Reference group: low concern regarding climate change.
Scale range:1 (low concern) to 20 (high concern).
Scale range:1 (strongly trust) to 12 (strongly distrust).
Range:1 (very liberal) to 7 (very conservative).
Range:1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree).