Table 3. Effect of knowledge on attitude statements, FoodNet population survey, 1998–1999^a.

Independent models	Adjusted ORb,c	95% CId
		Upper	Lower
1. Agree that antibiotics prevent serious illness	2.50d	2.14	2.92
2. Agree that antibiotics help me get better more quickly	2.29d	1.99	2.65
3. Expect a prescription for antibiotics	1.96d	1.72	2.23

^aWe constructed three independent models with the three attitude statements as the dependent variables and knowledge of the dangers of antibiotics and selected demographic characteristics as independent variables.
^bOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
^cAdjusted for sex, age, education, race, household income, state, place of residence, and insurance.
^dValues are significant (p<0.01) after adjusting for multiple comparisons.