Table 3

Vaccine-Positive, Vaccine-Negative, and Don't Know/Undecided Responses Related to Demographic Characteristics



# Positive responses
# Negative responses
# Don't know/undecided responses


N
Mean (S.D.)
Mean (S.D.)
Mean (S.D.)

Gender




Male
525
12.19 (3.84)
3.88 (2.80)
3.85 (3.01)
Female
532
11.77 (3.75)
3.80 (2.60)
4.37 (2.93)**
Marital Status




Single (never married)
294
11.85 (3.85)
3.91 (2.86)
4.18 (2.96)
Married / common-law
620
12.06 (3.75)
3.89 (2.70)
3.98 (2.88)
Widowed
52
11.23 (4.15)
3.61 (2.33)
5.09 (3.83)
Separated
25
12.96 (3.41)
2.84 (1.79)
4.16 (2.79)
Divorced
49
12.57 (3.26)
3.43 (2.27)
3.96 (3.02)
Children




Yes
721
12.10 (3.74)
3.84 (2.66)
4.00 (2.94)
No
327
11.77 (3.85)
3.88 (2.80)
4.29 (2.98)
Age Quartile (years)




18–32
256
12.01 (3.55)
3.64 (2.57)
4.33 (2.90)
33–42
252
11.80 (3.90)
4.00 (2.83)
4.17 (2.92)
43–55
263
12.18 (3.71)
4.01 (2.74)
3.74 (2.93)
56–88
256
12.20 (3.90)
3.62 (2.62)
4.08 (3.08)
Education




Less than high school
157
11.41 (3.41)
4.19 (2.56)
4.34 (3.23)
High school completed
307
11.64 (3.77)
3.81 (2.45)
4.47 (3.04)
Some college/ university
132
12.24 (3.39)
3.79 (2.71)
3.87 (2.50)
College diploma
186
11.75 (4.08)
4.23 (3.05)
4.01 (2.89)
University undergraduate degree
200
12.75 (4.00)
3.34 (2.78)
3.89 (3.05)
University Masters degree
51
12.96 (3.41)
3.63 (2.73)
3.33 (2.41)
University Doctorate degree
9
14.55 (4.36) **
2.44 (2.24) *
3.00 (3.84) *
Employment




Full-time
534
12.06 (3.85)
3.85 (2.72)
4.04 (3.01)
Part-time
122
11.98 (3.50)
3.74 (2.75)
4.20 (2.67)
Not presently employed
393
11.92 (3.79)
3.85 (2.67)
4.16 (3.04)
Residence




Urban
698
12.03 (3.85)
3.78 (2.81)
4.13 (2.98)
Rural
338
11.94 (3.68)
3.95 (2.49)
4.05 (2.95)

* p < 0.05 between groups in ANOVA (with linear trend where applicable) ** p < 0.01 between groups in ANOVA (with linear trend where applicable)

Ritvo et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2003 1:3   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-1-3