Table 5.
Multivariable multinomial logistic regressions for first sought/most trusted sources for COVID-19 information
| Characteristics | Internet vs. Health Care Providers | Printed Material vs. Health Care Providers | Social Media vs. Health Care Providers | Television vs. Health Care Providers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORa | 95% CI | P | ORa | 95% CI | P | ORa | 95% CI | P | ORa | 95% CI | P | |
| First sought | ||||||||||||
| Age | 1.01 | 1-1.02 | 0.14 | 1.02 | 1-1.04 | 0.04 | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.57 | 1.04 | 1.03–1.06 | < 0.01 |
| Covid-19 Mitigation Beliefs | 1.03 | 0.88–1.2 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 0.82–1.31 | 0.76 | 1.20 | 0.93–1.55 | 0.17 | 1.22 | 0.98–1.53 | 0.07 |
| Race | ||||||||||||
| African American v White (ref) | 0.69 | 0.44–1.07 | 0.10 | 0.63 | 0.31–1.29 | 0.21 | 1.59 | 0.9–2.83 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 0.58–1.72 | 0.99 |
| Asian v. White (ref) | 0.79 | 0.47–1.35 | 0.39 | 0.22 | 0.05–0.95 | 0.04 | 1.20 | 0.53–2.71 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.03–0.49 | < 0.01 |
| Other v. White (ref) | 1.74 | 0.72–4.17 | 0.22 | 0.98 | 0.2–4.79 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.16–3.98 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.15–3.44 | 0.67 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male v. Female (ref) | 0.70 | 0.52–0.94 | 0.02 | 1.23 | 0.76–2.02 | 0.40 | 0.84 | 0.51–1.37 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.48–0.98 | 0.04 |
| Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Very good v. Excellent (ref) | 1.28 | 0.85–1.93 | 0.92 | 0.41 | 0.24–0.69 | < 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.28–0.88 | 0.02 | 2.12 | 1.21–3.73 | 0.01 |
| Good v. Excellent (ref) | 1.30 | 0.84-2 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.19–0.66 | < 0.01 | 0.44 | 0.23–0.83 | 0.02 | 2.33 | 1.31–4.13 | < 0.01 |
| Fair v. Excellent (ref) | 1.79 | 1.07–2.99 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.21–1.02 | 0.06 | 0.56 | 0.25–1.25 | 0.16 | 1.98 | 1.01–3.88 | 0.05 |
| Poor v. Excellent (ref) | 1.62 | 0.64–4.11 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 0.13–2.13 | 0.37 | 0.80 | 0.19–3.31 | 0.75 | 2.42 | 0.8–7.31 | 0.12 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||||
| Married v. Divorced (ref) | 0.97 | 0.6–1.58 | 0.92 | 0.71 | 0.33–1.53 | 0.38 | 1.34 | 0.52–3.49 | 0.55 | 1.34 | 0.52–3.49 | 0.55 |
| Single, never married v. Divorced (ref) | 1.26 | 0.73–2.2 | 0.41 | 0.72 | 0.29–1.75 | 0.46 | 1.11 | 0.39–3.15 | 0.84 | 1.11 | 0.39–3.15 | 0.84 |
| Widowed v. Divorced (ref) | 0.62 | 0.31–1.26 | 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.09–1.44 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.03–2.17 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.03–2.17 | 0.20 |
| Education, high school or less | 0.50 | 0.36–0.71 | < 0.01 | 0.61 | 0.35–1.08 | 0.09 | 0.99 | 0.59–1.67 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.64–1.35 | 0.70 |
| Perceived Discrimination | 0.70 | 0.59–0.82 | < 0.01 | 1.49 | 1.18–1.88 | < 0.01 | 1.26 | 0.98–1.62 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 0.5–0.79 | < 0.01 |
| Self-efficacy | 0.71 | 0.6–0.84 | < 0.01 | 0.88 | 0.68–1.15 | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.52–0.86 | 0.02 | 0.73 | 0.6–0.89 | < 0.01 |
| Most Trusted | ||||||||||||
| Living With Someone Else | 0.78 | 0.53–1.14 | 0.19 | 0.47 | 0.25–0.88 | 0.02 | 0.98 | 0.51–1.89 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.55–1.33 | 0.48 |
| Income | ||||||||||||
| $20,000 to $49,999 v. <$20,000 (ref) | 0.86 | 0.57–1.31 | 0.49 | 0.92 | 0.42–2.04 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.4–1.61 | 0.54 | 0.80 | 0.5–1.28 | 0.35 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 v. <$20,000 (ref) | 0.78 | 0.51–1.19 | 0.26 | 1.21 | 0.56–2.58 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.31–1.29 | 0.21 | 0.63 | 0.39–1.02 | 0.06 |
| $100,000 or more v. <$20,000 (ref) | 0.78 | 0.49–1.24 | 0.29 | 2.18 | 1.02–4.69 | 0.05 | 1.33 | 0.65–2.74 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 0.15–0.51 | < 0.01 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||||
| Married v. Divorced (ref) | 0.88 | 0.54–1.43 | 0.60 | 4.31 | 1.4–13.3 | 0.01 | 4.13 | 0.93–18.25 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.32–0.9 | 0.02 |
| Single, never married v. Divorced (ref) | 1.15 | 0.72–1.84 | 0.57 | 2.98 | 0.98–9.04 | 0.05 | 7.88 | 1.84–33.85 | < 0.01 | 0.41 | 0.24–0.68 | < 0.01 |
| Widowed v. Divorced (ref) | 0.61 | 0.31–1.2 | 0.15 | 1.47 | 0.56–2.58 | 0.63 | 1.46 | 0.2-10.78 | 0.71 | 0.40 | 0.2–0.82 | 0.01 |
| Self-efficacy | 0.72 | 0.63–0.83 | < 0.01 | 0.94 | 0.75–1.19 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.53–0.83 | < 0.01 | 0.85 | 0.72–1.01 | 0.07 |
Findings presented in Tables 4 and 5 are from the same multinomial logistic regression model
aOR > 1 indicates higher odds of choosing Mass Media category; OR < 1 indicates lower odds of choosing Mass Media category (higher odds of choosing health care provider)