Table 2.
Cancer perceived risk and efficacy beliefs across Hispanic/Latino background groups (Weighted percent)
| Dom – Bronx (n = 496) | C Am – Chicago (n = 153) | C Am – Miami (n = 323) | Cuban – Miami (n = 745) | Mex – Chicago (n = 752) | Mex – San Diego (n = 1249) | PR – Bronx (n = 570) | PR – Chicago (n = 253) | S Am – Chicago (n = 116) | S Am – Miami (n = 149) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Perceived Risk | ||||||||||
| Alcohol | 79.3 | 80.0 | 82.4 | 89.2 | 79.7 | 76.5 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 85.6 | 85.0 |
| Exercise | 50.2 | 65.3 | 57.3 | 52.4 | 63.3 | 67.0 | 45.7 | 49.4 | 80.2 | 58.1 |
| Fiber | 61.1 | 64.7 | 66.5 | 60.6 | 65.7 | 68.0 | 51.9 | 59.2 | 68.1 | 65.1 |
| Fruits/Veg | 59.9 | 71.3 | 62.4 | 60.7 | 63.7 | 71.2 | 54.1 | 61.1 | 69.3 | 66.1 |
| Saturated fat | 76.4 | 82.7 | 81.6 | 80.6 | 85.0 | 80.8 | 64.3 | 74.8 | 85.1 | 80.3 |
| Smoking | 98.4 | 97.8 | 98.8 | 96.7 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 96.9 | 96.4 | 97.6 | 99.0 |
| High Perceived Efficacy | ||||||||||
| Everything | 65.7 | 51.6 | 68.2 | 67.3 | 56.4 | 59.2 | 51.1 | 47.2 | 59.2 | 64.6 |
| Not Much | 57.7 | 57.9 | 55.3 | 54.5 | 51.3 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 63.9 | 42.5 | 56.2 |
| Confusing | 31.0 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 24.4 | 32.9 | 27.4 | 22.0 | 12.4 | 29.1 |
Note. ns for each Hispanic/Latino background group are unweighted. Dom = Dominican; C Am = Central American; Mex = Mexican; PR = Puerto Rican; S Am = South American; Fruits/Veg = Fruits/Vegetables; Everything = “It seems like everything causes cancer”; Not Much = “There’s not much you can do to lower your chances of getting cancer”; Confusing = “There are so many different recommendations about preventing cancer, it’s hard to know which ones to follow”. For risk variables values refer to percentages of participants who agreed that the referenced behavior is risky for cancer. For efficacy variables values refer to the percentages of participants who disagreed with the referenced statement.