Table 6

Multivariable analysis for possible influencing factors of attitude scores among urban residents in Shenzhen and rural villagers in Xiuning, China

Residents in Shenzhen (N = 1,826)


Risk factors

Coefficients

Std. Error*

t

P value


Constant

2.224

0.216

10.275

<0.001

Female

0.263

0.099

2.658

0.008

Age group

5-18#

-

-

-

-

19-39

-0.011

-0.011

0.934

40-59

0.017

0.016

0.831

≥60

-0.517

0.223

-2.319

0.020

Highest level of education

None or kindergarten#

-

-

-

-

Primary school

0.479

0.155

3.087

0.002

Junior high school

0.022

0.010

0.178

High school

-0.281

0.122

-2.298

0.022

College or higher

-0.655

0.145

-4.531

<0.001

Occupation

Employed#

-

-

-

-

Unemployed

0

0

0.988

Student

-0.552

0.243

-2.273

0.023

Homemaker

-0.031

-0.030

0.840

Retired

-0.017

-0.014

0.606

Requiring further information of avian influenza

Yes#

-

-

-

-

No

-0.961

0.167

-5.753

<0.001

Don't care

-0.815

0.123

-6.634

<0.001

Knowledge score

0.144

0.023

6.194

<0.001


Villagers in Xiuning (N = 2,572)


Constant

3.092

0.170

18.148

<0.001

Females

0.286

0.078

3.667

<0.001

Highest level of education

None or kindergarten#

-

-

-

-

Primary school

0.014

0.015

0.987

Junior high school

-0.021

-0.022

0.895

High school

-0.022

-0.023

0.957

College or higher

-0.864

0.473

-1.826

0.068

Requiring further information of avian influenza

Yes#

-

-

-

-

No

-1.563

0.287

-5.445

<0.001

Don't care

-1.282

0.117

-10.992

<0.001

Knowledge score

0.140

0.020

7.014

<0.001


# Reference group.

* Std Errors for the non-significant items were not available by using SPSS software.

Obtained by multiple linear regression model.

Xiang et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:34   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-34

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