Table 3.

Correlations between independent variables and HPV knowledge

Variable	Correlation with HPV Knowledge
Demographics
Hispanic/Latina ^a	−.08^*
Non-White race ^a	−.02
Age	.10^**
Year in college	.10^**
Married ^a	.00
Romantic relationship ^a	.13^**
Annual income	.07
Socio-Political variables
Conservative political leaning	−.08^*
Born-again or evangelical Christian	−.12^**
Opposed to premarital sex	−.20^**
Sexual history
Heterosexual orientation ^a	−.03
Ever had sex ^a	.22^**
No. lifetime sexual partners	.26^**
Health history variables
Ever told have cervical dysplasia ^a	.20^**
Ever treated for cervical dysplasia ^a	.14^**
Ever tested for HIV ^a	.23^**
Provider recommended HPV vaccine ^a	.07^*

Note: Correlations were estimated for those women who had heard of HPV prior to study entry. (n = 718).

Correlations with this superscript are Point-Biserial correlations. All other correlations are Pearson Product Moment Correlations.

p ≤ .05

^**

p ≤ .01