Table 2

Initiation of HPV vaccination and RDs according to parental education and income, N=84 139

Initiated HPV vaccinationUnivariable modelMultivariable model 1*Multivariable model 2†
n%RD95% CIRD95% CIRD95% CI
Maternal education (years of schooling)
 Compulsory (≤ 10)11 60078.40Ref0Ref
 Upper secondary, levels 1 and 2 (11–12)517477.6−0.8−2.0 to 0.5−1.7−3.0 to −0.4
 Upper secondary, completed (13–14)21 12879.00.6−0.2 to 1.5−1.9−2.8 to −1.0
 Higher, undergraduate level (14–17)22 90778.0−0.3−1.2 to 0.5−4.1−5.1 to −3.1
 Higher, graduate level (≥18)503476.7−1.6−2.9 to −0.4−5.5−7.0 to −4.0
p=0.001p<0.0001
Maternal income quintile (NOK)‡
 1 (≤278 599)12 29473.10Ref0Ref
 2 (278 600–361 617)13 22378.65.54.6 to 6.55.14.1 to 6.1
 3 (361 620–433 172)13 37579.56.45.5 to 7.46.55.5 to 7.5
 4 (433 179–524 224)13 43379.86.85.8 to 7.77.86.7 to 8.8
 5 (≥524 242)13 51880.37.36.3 to 8.210.19.0 to 11.3
p<0.0001p<0.0001
Paternal education (years of schooling)
 Compulsory (≤10)12 37478.70Ref0Ref
 Upper secondary, levels 1 and 2 (11–12)4 84077.6−1.1−2.4 to 0.2−0.6−1.9 to 0.6
 Upper secondary, completed (13–14)27 37079.20.5−0.3 to 1.2−0.4−1.3 to 0.4
 Higher, undergraduate level (14–17)14 21476.9−1.9−2.8 to −1.0−2.5−3.5 to −1.5
 Higher, graduate level (≥18)7 04577.1−1.6−2.7 to −0.5−1.4−2.6 to −0.1
p<0.0001p<0.0001
Paternal income quintile (NOK)‡
 1 (≤ 374 466)12 86776.50Ref0Ref
 2 (374 478–476 519)13 20778.52.01.1 to 2.92.00.9 to 3.0
 3 (476 523–585 410)13 35379.32.92.0 to 3.83.42.4 to 4.5
 4 (585 412–796 067)13 24278.72.21.3 to 3.13.22.1 to 4.2
 5 (≥796 072)13 17478.31.80.9 to 2.83.92.8 to 5.0
p<0.0001p<0.0001
  • *This model included maternal income, education and employment status, country of origin, urbanity, maternal age at birth of daughter, number of siblings, county of residence and year of birth.

  • †This model included paternal income, education and employment status, country of origin, urbanity, maternal age at birth of daughter, number of siblings, county of residence and year of birth.

  • ‡NOK=Norwegian kroner (€1 EUR≈8.5 NOK).

  • HPV, human papillomavirus; RD, risk difference.