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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2009;24(1):4–9. doi: 10.1080/08858190802683560

TABLE 5.

Differences in Knowledge Preferences by Cultural Subgroups*

Sufficient
Knowledge About
Breast Cancer
Prefer to get New
Health Knowledge
by Mail
Prefer to get New
Health Knowledge
by Telephone
Prefers to get New
Health Knowledge
Both Ways




Ethnic Group n % n % n % n %
Chinese Study 1) 184 57% 302 74% 302 19% 302 13%
Chinese (Study 2) 355 47% 379 79% 379 44% 379 22%
χ2 4.36 2.10 46.52 9.46
Filipino (Study 1) 182 47% 248 68% 248 30% 248 23%
Filipino (Study 2) 372 51% 409 78% 409 61% 409 39%
χ2 0.53 8.91 57.98 17.24
Korean (Study 1) 81 25% 123 76% 123 34% 123 28%
Korean (Study 2) 303 48% 366 76% 366 48% 366 24%
χ2 14.37 0.03 7.52 0.64
Vietnamese (Study 1) 200 49% 275 52% 275 39% 275 29%
Vietnamese (Study 2) 303 51% 345 72% 345 77% 345 48%
χ2 0.22 26.86 91.71 23.82
Full Sample (Study 1) 647 48% 948 66% 948 30% 948 22%
Full Sample (Study 2) 1333 49% 1499 76% 1499 57% 1499 33%
χ2 0.45 29.50 176.62 34.02
*

The numbers represent only women who provided valid data for these questions.

Chi-square indicates significant differences between the Study Groups, P < .05.