Table 2.
Multinomial Regression Models for Changes in Awareness of Genetic Testing
| Predictor variables | 1. Great deal versus Nothing/DK/Ref. | 2. Not much versus Nothing/DK/Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | (S.E.) | Beta | (S.E.) | |
| Years since 1990 | 0.059 | (0.010)* | 0.054 | (0.007)* |
| Age ≥ 35 | 0.534 | (0.134)* | 0.186 | (0.100) |
| Nonwhite | −0.632 | (0.138)* | −0.763 | (0.101)* |
| Female | 0.279 | (0.110)* | 0.219 | (0.085)* |
| Some college | 1.018 | (0.134)* | 0.688 | (0.100)* |
| College graduate | 1.824 | (0.145)* | 1.105 | (0.119)* |
| Married | 0.095 | (0.152) | 0.217 | (0.116) |
| Widowed | −0.652 | (0.241)* | −0.291 | (0.170) |
| Separated | −0.002 | (0.192) | 0.057 | (0.148) |
| Divorced | −0.186 | (0.325) | 0.109 | (0.225) |
| Protestant | −0.299 | (0.194) | −0.125 | (0.155) |
| Catholic | −0.550 | (0.199)* | −0.361 | (0.156)* |
| Jewish | 0.295 | (0.454) | 0.056 | (0.413) |
| Other | −0.748 | (0.641) | −0.085 | (0.473) |
| Attends church once/year or less | −0.348 | (0.238) | −0.362 | (0.184)* |
| Attends several times/year | −0.087 | (0.227) | −0.093 | (0.178) |
| Attends 1–3 times/month | −0.100 | (0.228) | −0.105 | (0.179) |
| Attends weekly | −0.256 | (0.233) | −0.176 | (0.181) |
| Fundamentalist | 0.011 | (0.144) | −0.019 | (0.109) |
| Intercept | −1.334 | (0.324)* | 0.518 | (0.247)* |
*p <.05.
Note.— Reference category for marital status is Never married; for religion, None; for church attendance, More than once a week.