Table 2.

Variables associated with more asthma knowledge ^a

	Bivariate		Multivariate
Variables	Estimate	P value	Estimate	P value	R2b
Older age	−.22	.02	−.27	.001
Men	+7.76	.02	--	ns
College graduate	+14.17	<.0001	+6.53	.005
Less severe asthma	+.49	.06	--	ns
More social support	+.06	.34	--	ns
Fewer depressive symptoms	+.59	.0007	--	ns
White	+18.97	.0001	+14.2	.001
African American	−7.82	.003	--	ns
Latino	−2.89	.03	--	ns
Better rating of results of care	+1.40	.41	--	ns
More satisfied with asthma status	+1.88	.05	--	ns
Triggered by weather	−9.45	.0003	--	ns
Triggered by stress	−9.87	<.0001	--	ns
Had ED visit in past 3 months	−11.88	.0002	−7.33	.01
					.41 c
Attitude toward asthma	+.42	.005	+.23	.14
Asthma self-efficacy	+.41	<.0001	+.13	.19
					.45 d

^abased on the knowledge domain of the Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy Asthma Questionnaire

^bvariance explained by model

^cmodel excluding attitude and self-efficacy variables

^dmodel with all variables