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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2010;15(Suppl 3):252–263. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2010.522697

Table 3. Comparisons of trust in health information source ratings between Hispanics comfortable speaking English and not comfortable speaking English, weighted.

Unadjusted mean score Adjusted mean score


Hispanic Hispanic


More comfortable with English Less comfortable with English More comfortable with English Less comfortable with English
TV 2.97±.06 2.89±.09 2.97±.06 2.93±.06
Radio 2.59±.08 2.59±.10 2.45±.07 2.40±.08
Interneta 3.05±.09 2.58±.16 3.06±.15 2.61±.23
Newspaperb 2.79±.08 2.53±.09 2.82±.08 2.63±.07
Magazineb 2.83±.08 2.56±.08 2.77±.08 2.47±.09
Family/friends 2.82±.07 2.93±.09 2.84±.06 2.97±.07
Doctor 3.51±.06 3.34±.08 3.52±.05 3.39±.07
a

Unadjusted <.01.

b

Unadjusted <.05.

Range 1–4, with 4 being the highest.

Adjusted models include age group, gender, employment status, marital status, education level, annual household income, health insurance status, and use of television, radio, newspapers, and Internet.