Table 2.
DKR by levels of risk appraisal type, other item-level characteristics and demographic-level characteristics (main effects).
| Predictor | DKR (%) | P |
|---|---|---|
| Risk appraisal type | ||
| Cognitive | 17.3 | <.001 |
| Affective | 13.4 | |
| Item-level characteristics | ||
| Absolute vs. comparative | .28 | |
| Absolute | 15.8 | |
| Comparative | 15.0 | |
| Disease type | <.001 | |
| Colon cancer | 18.8 | |
| Any of the diseases | 11.9 | |
| Demographic-level characteristics | ||
| Sex | .59 | |
| Men | 14.6 | |
| Women | 15.9 | |
| Education | <.001 | |
| Vocational-technical training or less | 19.2 | |
| More than vocational-technical training | 12.1 | |
| Numeracy | <.001 | |
| 0 | 20.9 | |
| 1 | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 11.6 | |
| Family history | .11 | |
| No | 20.0 | |
| Yes | 14.6 | |
| Age | --- | .77 |