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. 2022 Jul 11;29:101903. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101903

Table 13.

Effects of recommenders among conservatives

Ordered logit
(Reference recommender: Donald Trump)
Intent to vaccinate self Intent to vaccinate child
Panel A. The effect of recommenders on intent to vaccinate
The Obamas −0.003 0.281
[-0.392,-0.387] [-0.423,0.985]
Dr. Fauci −0.618** −0.136
[-1.012,-0.223] [-0.847,0.576]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson −0.305 −0.107
[-0.695,-0.086] [-0.890,0.676]
Tom Brady −0.044 0.563
[-0.449,-0.362] [-0.161,1.288]
Tom Hanks −0.332 0.241
[-0.752,-0.089] [-0.618,1.100]
The Pope −1.104*
[-1.969,-0.239]
Rick Warren −0.208 0.285
[-0.786,-0.369] [-0.577,1.147]



Panel B. Hypothesis tests of the effect of recommenders (p-values)
All recs. = Trump 0.007** 0.347
The Obamas = Dr. Fauci 0.002** 0.161
The Obamas = The Rock 0.133 0.258
The Obamas = Tom Brady 0.844 0.351
The Obamas = Tom Hanks 0.133 0.919
The Obamas = The Pope 0.013*
The Obamas = Rick Warren 0.476 0.991
Dr. Fauci = The Rock 0.123 0.933
Dr. Fauci = Tom Brady 0.006** 0.026*
Dr. Fauci = Tom Hanks 0.193 0.333
Dr. Fauci = The Pope 0.269
Dr. Fauci = Rick Warren 0.160 0.277
The Rock = Tom Brady 0.212 0.060+
The Rock = Tom Hanks 0.900 0.414
The Rock = The Pope 0.073+
The Rock = Rick Warren 0.744 0.353
Tom Brady = Tom Hanks 0.205 0.420
Tom Brady = The Pope 0.015*
Tom Brady = Rick Warren 0.578 0.482
Tom Hanks = The Pope 0.091+
Tom Hanks = Rick Warren 0.697 0.928
The Pope = Rick Warren 0.071+

Recommender risk-sets 4 2
Observations 963 381

Notes: 95% confidence intervals in brackets using heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors. Outcome ranges from 1 (highly unlikely) to 7 (highly likely).

† Recommenders and recommender risk sets with fewer than three observations dropped.

‡ Regressions include recommender risk-set fixed effects.

+ p<0.10, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001