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Table 4.

OR (95% CI) of adopting healthy behaviors by utilization of health information source in HINTS 2005^a, for Cancer Screening^b and Composite Behavior in HINTS 2005

	OR (95% CI)	Mammography n=2498		Pap n=3571		Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy n=2941		Composite Outcome n=5367
	OR (95% CI)	Unadjusted	Adjusted^c	Unadjusted	Adjusted^c	Unadjusted	Adjusted^c	Unadjusted	Adjusted^c
Mass Media Sources	Print	1.82 (1.22, 2.71)	1.60 (0.99, 2.57)	2.50 (1.42, 4.42	1.44 (0.78, 2.65)	1.71 (1.44, 2.04)	1.39 (1.14, 1.68)	1.51 (1.43, 1.60)	1.10 (1.03, 1.17)
	TV	1.91 (1.37, 2.67)	1.72 (1.13, 2.61)	2.88 (1.49, 5.56)	1.97 (0.92, 4.24)	1.14 (0.88, 1.48	1.00 (0.75, 1.35)	1.30 (1.21, 1.39)	1.01 (0.95, 1.07)
	Internet	1.65 (1.06, 2.56)	1.77 (0.96, 3.24)	0.78 (0.43, 1.42)	0.64 (0.29, 1.38)	1.78 (1.45, 2.19)	1.66 (1.32, 2.09)	0.93 (0.86, 1.00)	0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

Interpersonal Sources (Social Networks)	Community Organizations	1.44 (0.93, 2.21)	1.10 (0.69, 1.76)	0.86 (0.40, 1.83)	0.55 (0.27, 1.14)	1.51 (1.23, 1.88)	1.36 (1.07, 1.73)	1.20 (1.11, 1.29)	1.10 (1.04, 1.186)
Interpersonal Sources (Social Networks)	Friends and Family	1.66 (1.22, 2.72)	1.31 (0.76, 2.25)	1.84 (0.86, 3.94)	1.45 (0.53, 3.93)	1.74 (1.32, 2.29)	1.58 (1.11, 2.24)	1.39 (1.28, 1.51)	1.108 (0.98, 1.20)

Users of health information source versus non-users/missing (reference).

Based on subpopulation of sample eligible for screening: Mammography n=2498, Pap n=3571, Colonoscopy/flexible sigmoidoscopy n=2941

Adjusted for all other health information sources, gender, age, race/ethnicity, income, education, history of prior cancer diagnosis, self-reported general health status.

HINTS,