Table 3.

Final multivariate analyses model on the primary outcome variable of “ever had skin checked by a dermatologist”

Characteristic	Multivariate OR (95% CI)	P
Education		0.24
High School	Ref
College	2.19 (0.80 - 6.00)
Graduate/Professional School	1.64 (0.57 - 4.74)
Annual household income		0.07
< $25,000	Ref
$25,001-50,000	1.93 (0.79 - 4.72)
$50,001-75,000	3.19 (1.24 - 8.23)
$75,001-100,000	3.70 (1.41 - 9.71)
> $100,000	2.60 (1.13 - 6.02)
Has health insurance	0.55 (0.22 - 1.41)	0.22
Ever performed SSE	3.32 (1.95 - 5.65)	<0.0001
Marital status		0.02
Single	Ref
Married	2.04 (1.13 - 3.70)
Separated, Divorced, Widowed	3.56 (1.01 - 12.61)
Family history of skin cancer	6.50 (1.15 - 36.69)	0.03
Generation in the United States		0.02
First Generation (born outside US)	Ref
Second Generation	2.11 (1.20 - 3.72)
Third Generation	2.21 (0.85 - 5.80)
Fourth or more Generation	3.14 (1.17 - 8.42)

This model was selected after checking for multi-collinearity or interactions between any two variables, then applying stepwise selection, plus the variables of interest. Analysis based on n = 349 responses.

Bolded numbers indicate significance at a level P<0.05.