Table 3.

The Associations of Education with Cancer Information Seeking by Source and by Topic

	Medicala		Mass Mediab		Non-medical Interpersonalc		the Internet
	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted
	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio
Treatment	1.17***	1.09**	1.20***	1.14***	1.11***	1.02	1.43***	1.39***
Options	(1.11-1.23)	(1.03-1.15)	(1.15-1.25)	(1.09-1.19)	(1.07-1.16)	(0.98-1.07)	(1.37-1.50)	(1.31-1.46)
	N=1,848	N=1,878	N=1,848	N=1,878	N=1,848	N=1,878	N=1,848	N=1,878
	1.06**	1.03	1.07**	1.04	1.06**	1.04	1.35***	1.29***
Quality of Life	(1.01-1.10)	(0.98-1.07)	(1.02-1.11)	(0.99-1.09)	(1.02-1.11)	(.99-1.09)	(1.28-1.43)	(1.21-1.38)
	N=1,889	N=1,914	N=1,889	N=1,914	N=1,889	N=1,914	N=1,889	N=1,914

Notes: The results are based on the imputed, weighted sample. The numbers in parentheses represent 95% confidence intervals for odds ratios.

* p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Education in Treatment controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, self-rated health, and preference for active participation. Adjusted Odds Ratios for Education in Quality of Life controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, cancer type, cancer stage, and self-rated health.

^aMedical sources include my treating doctors, other doctors, and health professionals.

^bMass media include television, radio, books, brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines.

^cNon-medical interpersonal sources include family members, friends, coworkers, other cancer patients, support groups, and telephone hotlines.