Table 5.

Linear regression models of knowledge by race, adjusted for residence.

Model number	Knowledge question (1–4 scale)	Respondent type	Intercept	Race coefficient (White REF)		Residence coefficient (Large City REF)		State incidence (HighREF)	Race: neighboring interaction (White REF)		Residence: neighboring interaction (Large City REF)
				Black or AA	Other	Suburb	Small city / rural	Neighboring	Black or AA	Other	Suburb	Small city / rural
1	How much do you know about Lyme disease? ^	Adults	2.56	−0.29 *	−0.14 *	−0.03	−0.08	−0.26 *	−0.06	0.01	−0.07	0.00
2		Caregivers	2.80	−0.30 *	−0.32 *	−0.14	−0.03	−0.17 *	−0.20	−0.01	−0.03	−0.11
3	How common do you think Lyme disease is in the community where you live? ^^	Adults	2.47	−0.17	−0.05	0.02	0.19	−0.40 *	0.35	0.15	−0.08	−0.08
4		Caregivers	2.65	−0.12	−0.03	−0.09	−0.13	−0.41 *	0.44 *	0.21	−0.12	0.10
5	How serious a problem would you say Lyme disease is in your community? ^^^	Adults	2.73	−0.06	0.13	0.11	0.19	−0.23	0.38 *	0.24	−0.11	−0.17
6		Caregivers	2.88	0.00	0.12	−0.05	−0.12	−0.17	0.26	−0.16	−0.14	0.06

*indicates p-value <0.05. ^1 = None, 2 = A little, 3 = Some, 4 = A lot; ^^1 = Rare, 2 = Somewhat common, 3 = Common, 4 = Very Common; ^^^1 = Not a problem at all, 2 = Not much of a problem, 3 = Somewhat serious problem, 4 = Very serious problem.