Table 2. Correlates of accurate knowledge about cancer risk factors.
| Correct Knowledge | |||
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| Physical Activity | Fruit & Vegetable | HPV Causes Cancer | |
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| N=563 | N=658 | N=658 | |
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| OR (95% CI) |
OR (95% CI) |
OR (95% CI) |
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| Country of origin | |||
| Other Latin American country (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mexico | 0.98 (0.69, 1.37) |
1.66** (1.14,2.41) |
0.91 (0.65,1.28) |
| Generation in U.S. | |||
| 1st Generation (Born in Latin America) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2nd Generation (Born in U.S. to foreign-born parents) | 1.09 (0.71,1.67) |
1.47† (0.95,2.29) |
1.69* (1.11,2.56) |
| 3rd Generation (Born in U.S. to U.S.-born parents) | 0.94 (0.61, 1.46) |
1.83 (1.17,2.87) |
1.50 (0.99,2.28) |
| Age | |||
| 29-34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 35-39 | 0.99 (0.64, 1.56) |
1.44 (0.89,2.32) |
0.76 (0.49,1.18) |
| 40-44 | 1.25 (0.79,1.98) |
1.36 (0.83,2.23) |
0.75 (0.47,1.17) |
| 45-49 | 1.09 (0.67,1.78) |
0.67 (0.42,1.10) |
0.52** (0.32,0.83) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school diploma or G.E.D. | 2.84† (0.99,8.17) |
2.03† (0.92,4.48) |
2.22* (1.01,4.90) |
| Some college, associate degree or technical school | 2.75† (0.97,7.78) |
4.07*** (1.85,8.93) |
2.93** (1.35,6.38) |
| College degree (4 year degree or higher) |
3.06* (1.05,8.89) |
4.63*** (2.00,10.69) |
3.22** (1.42,7.27) |
| Fatalistic Beliefs (agree/strongly agree=1; disagree/strongly disagree=0) | |||
| “It seems like almost everything causes cancer.” |
1.47* (1.00,2.16) |
0.98 (0.66,1.46) |
0.78 (0.53,1.13) |
| “There's not much you can do to lower your chances of getting cancer.” | 1.21 (0.78,1.87) |
0.81 (0.53,1.26) |
0.45*** (0.29,0.74) |
| “There are so many recommendations about preventing cancer that it's hard to know which ones to follow.” | 0.91 (0.62,1.34) |
0.69† (0.45,1.07) |
0.77 (0.53,1.13) |
†
p < 0.10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.