Table 2.
Relative risk ratios (RRR) for multinomial regression analysis of the relationship between four main predictor factors and support for safer supply programs
| Variables | RRR (95% CI) | RRR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support vs. Do not support | p value | Do not know/Unsure vs. Do not support | p value | |
| Education | ||||
| <High school (reference) | 1 | 1 | ||
| High school/GED | 2.72 (1.18–6.26) | 0.02 | 4.79 (1.39–16.48) | 0.01 |
| Some college/no degree | 1.51 (0.67–3.43) | 0.32 | 2.25 (0.66–7.70) | 0.19 |
| Trade/University certificate | 1.03 (0.46–2.30) | 0.94 | 1.13 (0.33–3.87) | 0.85 |
| Bachelors | 2.29 (0.99–5.29) | 0.05 | 2.50 (0.71–8.84) | 0.15 |
| Graduate/Professional | 2.36 (0.94–5.92) | 0.07 | 2.09 (0.52–8.43) | 0.30 |
| Employment | ||||
| Work full-time (reference) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Work part-time | 0.93 (0.64–1.34) | 0.69 | 0.80 (0.47–1.37) | 0.42 |
| Unemployed | 1.21 (0.77–1.89) | 0.41 | 1.46 (0.81–2.63) | 0.20 |
| Stay home full-time | 1.09 (0.66–1.82) | 0.73 | 1.94 (1.04–3.59) | 0.04 |
| Student | 1.24 (0.73–2.11) | 0.43 | 1.50 (0.77–2.94) | 0.23 |
| Political spectrum | ||||
| Far left (reference) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Centre left | 0.50 (0.18–1.43) | 0.19 | 2.65 (0.36–19.59) | 0.34 |
| Centre | 0.14 (0.05–0.37) | <0.01 | 2.37 (0.34–16.55) | 0.39 |
| Centre right | 0.09 (0.04–0.27) | <0.01 | 1.51 (0.21–10.57) | 0.68 |
| Far right | 0.07 (0.02–0.19) | <0.01 | 0.73 (0.09–5.87) | 0.77 |
| Urban/Rural | ||||
| Urban (reference) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suburban | 1.01 (0.74–1.39) | 0.93 | 1.54 (1.02–2.33) | 0.04 |
| Rural | 0.76 (0.53–1.11) | 0.16 | 0.79 (0.46–1.33) | 0.37 |
Coefficients with p ≤ 0.05 are in bold