Table 4.
Multivariate Associations Between Health Beliefs and Behavior, Health Information National Trends Survey, 2005a
| Prevention Behavior | No. of Respondents | Disagree: Not Much You Can Do to Lower Chances, % (95% CI) | P Valueb | Agree: Behavior Causes Cancer, % (95% CI) | P Valueb | Agree: Screening Leads to Early Detection, % (95% CI) | P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has had colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopyc | |||||||
| Never | 411 | 70 (64-76) | .37 | 47 (39-55) | .57 | 95 (91-99) | .61 |
| >5 years ago | 99 | 78 (66-90) | 49 (37-61) | 93 (87-99) | |||
| ≤5 years | 537 | 75 (69-81) | 52 (46-58) | 92 (88-96) | |||
| Fruit and vegetable intakec | |||||||
| <1 serving/day | 131 | 74 (64-84) | .42 | 46 (32-60) | .77 | 95 (93-97) | .38 |
| 1-4 servings/day | 1,462 | 78 (74-92) | 48 (44-52) | 90 (88-92) | |||
| ≥5 servings/day | 290 | 84 (74-94) | 51 (39-63) | 88 (78-98) | |||
| Smoking statusc | |||||||
| Current | 342 | 80 (74-86) | .78 | 77 (71-83) | .03 | 85 (79-91) | .40 |
| Former | 558 | 83 (77-89) | 82 (76-88) | 89 (85-93) | |||
| Never | 952 | 83 (79-87) | 86 (8290) | 87 (85-89) | |||
| Sunscreen usec | |||||||
| Never | 486 | 84 (80-88) | .30 | 71 (65-77) | .60 | 86 (82-90) | .48 |
| Rarely | 282 | 85 (79-91) | 67 (57-77) | 92 (8698) | |||
| Sometimes | 355 | 89 (85-93) | 68 (60-76) | 89 (81-97) | |||
| Often | 258 | 89 (83-95) | 75 (65-85) | 85 (77-93) | |||
| Always | 281 | 81 (73-89) | 76 (68-84) | 87 (81-93) | |||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.
a
These analyses controlled for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and cancer history.
b
Satterthwaite-adjusted F tests and their corresponding P values were used to determine statistical significance.
c
Analyses with colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy screening were restricted to respondents aged 50 years or older.