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Table 3 Analysis of responders vs. non-responders to questions relating to influenza vaccination in the SARFQ

From: Rates of influenza vaccination in older adults and factors associated with vaccine use: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Characteristic

Value Responders (n = 5007)

Value Non-responders (n = 1514)

p value

Age mean (SD)

74.9

73.4

<0.0001

Sex

   

   Male (%)

76.9

23.1

0.8416

   Female (%)

76.7

23.3

 

Education mean (SD)

10.7

10.7

0.8164

Region

   

   Atlantic (%)

71.6

28.4

 

   Quebec (%)

78.9

21.1

<0.0001

   Ontario (%)

69.4

30.6

 

   Prairies (%)

70.1

29.9

 

   BC (%)

92.1

7.9

 

Current Marital Status

   

   Not married (%)

77.1

22.9

0.5742

   Married (%)

76.5

23.5

 

Smoker

   

   No (%)

78.0

22.0

0.1888

   Yes (%)

76.6

23.4

 

Alcohol

   

   No (%)

82.4

17.6

<0.0001

   Yes (%)

75.8

24.2

 

Self-Rated Health

   

   Not Good/Very Poor (%)

82.4

17.6

<0.0001

   Very/Pretty Good (%)

75.8

24.2

 

Regular Exercise

   

   No (%)

77.8

22.2

0.6263

   Yes(%)

77.3

22.7

 

MMMSE mean (sd)

89.6

90.1

0.0071

No. of comorbidities mean (sd)

2.5

2.1

<0.0001

Geography

   

   Urban (%)

77.7

22.3

<0.0001

   Rural (%)

70.7

29.3

 
  1. SARFQ = Self-Administered Risk Factor Questionnaire in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging