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. 2022 Mar 21:1–25. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s43076-022-00170-x

Table 2.

Simple and multiple hierarchical linear regressions with random intercept and fixed slopes

Variable Simple regressions Multiple regression
b 95% CI p b 95% CI p
Age
18–24 Ref. group Ref. group
25–34 0.06 (−0.03, 0.15) .188 −0.01 (−0.10, 0.08) .824
35–44 0.10 (0.00, 0.21) .048 0.04 (−0.07, 0.14) .505
45–54 0.02 (−0.10, 0.15) .728 0.01 (−0.12, 0.14) .890
55–64 0.16 (0.01, 0.32) .037 0.14 (−0.02, 0.30) .077
≥ 65 0.09 (−0.15, 0.32) .483 0.16 (−0.08, 0.39) .199
Gender
Male Ref. group Ref. group
Female −0.22 (−0.30, −0.15) <.001 −0.24 (−0.31, −0.17) <.001
Marital status
Single Ref. group Ref. group
Married or cohabiting 0.06 (−0.01, 0.14) .103 0.03 (−0.05, 0.11) .423
Divorced or widowed −0.08 (−0.22, 0.06) .271 −0.05 (−0.19, 0.09) .481
Had COVID-19
No or maybe no Ref. group Ref. group
Yes or maybe yes 0.01 (−0.07, 0.09) .850 0.00 (−0.08, 0.07) .960
Family member had COVID-19
No Ref. group Ref. group
Yes 0.06 (−0.01, 0.13) .109 0.01 (−0.06, 0.07) .857
Friend had COVID-19
No Ref. group Ref. group
Yes 0.24 (0.15, 0.32) <.001 0.09 (0.00, 0.17) .039
Exposure to COVID-19 information during 2 last weeks
1–3 h Ref. group Ref. group
3–5 h 0.28 (0.18, 0.37) <.001 0.16 (0.08, 0.25) <.001
5–7 h 0.28 (0.16, 0.40) <.001 0.12 (0.01, 0.23) .037
> 7 h 0.28 (0.19, 0.37) <.001 0.14 (0.06, 0.23) .001
Education
Secondary or lower Ref. group Ref. group
At least some vocational school 0.04 (−0.12, 0.19) .644 0.03 (−0.11, 0.18) ( .631
At least some university 0.32 (0.21, 0.42) <.001 0.23 (0.13, 0.33) <.001
Lives with people at high risk
No Ref. group Ref. group
Yes 0.05 (−0.02, 0.13) .142 −0.03 (−0.09, 0.04) .419
Area
Urban Ref. group Ref. group
Rural −0.22 (−0.33, −0.11) <.001 −0.14 (−0.24, −0.04) .007
Has a chronic disease
No Ref. group Ref. group
Yes 0.17 (0.08, 0.27) <.001 0.09 (0.00, 0.19) .042
Belief about COVID-19’s origin
Animal origin Ref. group Ref. group
Lab leak −0.70 (−0.77, −0.64) <.001 −0.61 (−0.67, −0.54) <.001
Main source of information on vaccines
Official sources, TV, family/friends, or other Ref. group Ref. group
Social networking −0.11 (−0.21, −0.02) .022 −0.05 (−0.14, 0.03) .237
Perceived probability of getting COVID-19
Small, very small, or nonexistent Ref. group Ref. group
Large, very large, or complete certainty 0.32 (0.25, 0.39) <.001 0.16 (0.09, 0.22) <.001
Perceived probability of dying from COVID-19
Small, very small, or nonexistent Ref. group Ref. group
Large, very large, or complete certainty 0.23 (0.16, 0.30) <.001 0.00 (−0.07, 0.07) .924
Perceived severity of COVID-19
Very serious Ref. group Ref. group
Serious or somewhat serious −0.46 (−0.53, −0.39) <.001 −0.30 (−0.38, −0.23) <.001
Not serious at all −2.53 (−2.78, −2.27) <.001 −1.64 (−1.91, −1.37) <.001
Worry about infecting others
Very much Ref. group Ref. group
Quite a lot −0.26 (−0.34, −0.18) <.001 −0.17 (−0.24, −0.09) <.001
Somewhat −0.86 (−0.99, −0.73) <.001 −0.63 (−0.76, −0.50) <.001
Not at all −1.68 (−1.89, −1.47) <.001 −0.94 (−1.16, −0.72) <.001