Table 4

Predicted probabilities of receiving influenza vaccination for low and high tertiles of personality characteristics overall and by first-contact access*†‡

Overall populationWith first-contact accessWithout first-contact access
Low characteristicHigh characteristicLow characteristicHigh characteristicLow characteristicHigh characteristic
Unadjusted PP (%)Adjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIUnadjusted PP (%)Adjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted p valueAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted p value§
Openness5959(56 to 63)6868(65 to 70)0.0068(60 to 75)75(70 to 81)57(54 to 61)66(63 to 69)0.95
Conscientiousness6262(59 to 64)6566(63 to 68)0.0468(61 to 75)68(62 to 73)61(58 to 64)65(62 to 68)0.39
Extraversion6262(59 to 65)6364(61 to 66)0.48
Agreeableness5959(56 to 62)6565(63 to 68)0.0070(63 to 78)68(63 to 73)57(54 to 60)65(62 to 68)0.00
Neuroticism6365(62 to 68)6361(58 to 64)0.12
  • *Adjusted for: age, insurance type, gender (when preventive service indicated for both genders), marital status, educational attainment, household income, and number of chronic conditions.

  • †Bold values indicated significance of p<0.05.

  • ‡Interaction with first-contact access only shown if main effect is significant.

  • §p Value for interaction between first-contact access and personality characteristics.