| Fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention |
2.97 |
.70 |
3.10 |
.70 |
| Age |
47.65 |
17.46 |
49.37 |
17.51 |
| Female (vs. male) |
53.2% |
52.9% |
| Education in years |
13.43 |
2.65 |
13.40 |
2.58 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
74.1% |
78.6% |
| Black or African American |
9.4% |
8.1% |
| Hispanic |
9.4% |
7.9% |
| Other race |
3.9% |
3.4% |
| Household Income ($) |
50,917 |
38,990 |
52,167 |
38,401 |
| Household size |
2.73 |
1.34 |
2.64 |
1.29 |
| Frequency of religious service attendance (times a year) |
21.79 |
25.51 |
20.89 |
25.57 |
| Health status very good/excellent |
37.3% |
37.5% |
| Health status good |
41.9% |
41.4% |
| Health status fair |
16.2% |
16.6% |
| Health status poor/very poor |
4.2% |
4.1% |
| Cancer history (has been diagnosed with cancer by a doctor) |
7.3% |
8.0% |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
28.24 |
6.68 |
28.20 |
6.54 |
| Cigarette smoker |
24.1% |
20.9% |
| Binge drinker |
24.1% |
19.6% |
| Married (vs. unmarried) |
62.2% |
63.2% |
| Working full- or part-time (vs. not working full- or part-time) |
61.3% |
55.4% |
| Newspaper reading (days in week) |
3.20 |
2.86 |
3.20 |
2.91 |
| Radio (days) |
2.27 |
2.58 |
2.08 |
2.54 |
| Internet use (days) |
3.52 |
2.83 |
3.67 |
2.87 |
| Overall TV watching hours |
5.07 |
3.90 |
4.84 |
3.77 |
| National TV news viewing (days) |
3.34 |
2.74 |
3.42 |
2.80 |
| Local TV news viewing (days) |
4.29 |
2.57 |
4.27 |
2.61 |
