Table 3.

Multivariable models of levels of health literacy (NVS) and genetic knowledge by age cohort

	Health literacy (NVS) (n = 917)			Genetic knowledge (n = 905)
	coefficient	s.e.	P	coefficient	s.e.	P
Age: 26–35	−0.137	0.145	0.344	−0.309	0.121	0.011
Age: 36–49	−0.224	0.144	0.121	−0.377	0.120	0.002
Age: 50+	−0.691	0.159	<0.001	−0.498	0.131	<0.001
Female	0.110	0.120	0.362	0.047	0.100	0.638
Black	−0.195	0.138	<0.001	−0.298	0.115	0.010
Hispanic	−0.755	0.167	<0.001	−0.290	0.139	0.037
Other race	−0.454	0.209	0.030	−0.262	0.175	0.134
High school or higher	0.862	0.106	<0.001	0.641	0.088	<0.001
Survey in Spanish	−0.899	0.189	<0.001	−0.349	0.157	0.026
Born in the U.S.	0.800	0.132	<0.001	0.416	0.110	<0.001