. 2006 Aug;96(8):1456–1461. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.029793

TABLE 2—

Community Size and Character, Community Group Ties, and Number of Cardiovascular Disease Messages Recalled

	Community Size and Character
No. Group Memberships	Small Cities	Independent Regional Cities	Metropolitan Suburbs
No. messages recalled overall^a
None	1.97	2.35	2.39
1–2 groups	2.81	2.95	2.74
≥ 3 groups	3.28	3.52	3.34
No. specific messages recalled^b
None	1.44	1.69	1.74
1–2 groups	1.99	2.25	1.97
≥ 3 groups	2.31	2.67	2.44

Note. Numbers of messages were means adjusted for gender, age, years of education, group membership, population, and group membership × community size.

^a The ANCOVA model included community ties (F = 76.71, df = 2, P ≤ .001), community size (F = 2.51, df = 2) and the interaction of community size by ties (F = 0.74, df = 4) and the covariates; gender (F = 56.36, df = 1, P ≤ .001), education (F = 112.56, df = 1, P ≤ .001) and age (F = 3.53, df = 1). The overall ANCOVA model was not significant.

^b The ANCOVA model included community ties (F = 31.31, df = 2, P ≤ .001), community size (F = 4.69, df = 2, P ≤ .01) and the interaction of community size by ties (F = 0.67, df = 4) and the covariates; gender (F = 33.45, df = 1, P ≤ .001), education (F = 75.80, df = 1, P ≤ .001) and age (F = 7.58, df = 1, P ≤ .01). The overall ANCOVA model was not significant.