Table 3.

Multivariable regression analyses of cancer beliefs

Predictors	Compared to other people your age, how likely are you to get cancer in your lifetime?				HOW MUCH DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:b
					It seems like everything causes cancer				There’s not much you can do to lower your chances of getting cancer				Cancer is most often caused by a person’s behavior or lifestyle				I’d rather not know my chance of getting cancer				When I think about cancer, I automatically think about death
	ORa	95% CI	P -Value	BFDP	OR	95% CI	P -Value	BFDP	OR	95% CI	P -Value	BFDP	OR	95% CI	P -Value	BFDP	OR	95% CI	P -Value	BFDP	OR	95% CI	P-Value	BFDP
SEX
Male vs female	0.74	0.53–1.03	0.071	0.939	0.80	0.63–1.02	0.068	0.949	1.00	0.80–1.26	0.982	0.989	1.58	1.26–1.97	<0.001	0.033	1.13	0.91–1.41	0.276	0.982	1.02	0.81–1.28	0.873	0.989
AGE (ref. 18–36 years)
37–64 years	1.52	1.02–2.27	0.041	0.897	1.32	0.99–1.77	0.063	0.937	0.74	0.57–0.97	0.030	0.894	1.07	0.82–1.39	0.633	0.986	0.80	0.62–1.04	0.095	0.956	1.15	0.88–1.51	0.305	0.980
65 years and older	1.00	0.46–2.15	0.990	0.971	0.91	0.51–1.62	0.747	0.975	0.66	0.37–1.18	0.158	0.950	1.08	0.63–1.83	0.789	0.977	0.44	0.25–0.77	0.004	0.611	1.10	0.64–1.91	0.724	0.976
Race (ref. NHW)
NHB	0.53	0.34–0.81	0.004	0.555	0.98	0.71–1.35	0.910	0.985	1.08	0.80–1.46	0.634	0.985	0.80	0.59–1.07	0.130	0.963	1.00	0.74–1.34	0.986	0.987	1.14	0.85–1.52	0.400	0.981
Hispanic	0.91	0.61–1.35	0.630	0.981	1.24	0.93–1.65	0.142	0.965	1.32	1.01–1.72	0.043	0.917	0.82	0.63–1.07	0.143	0.967	1.07	0.83–1.38	0.600	0.987	1.50	1.14–1.96	0.004	0.555
Other race	0.94	0.50–1.77	0.846	0.974	1.31	0.85–2.00	0.220	0.964	1.19	0.78–1.81	0.430	0.976	1.12	0.75–1.68	0.580	0.980	1.09	0.73–1.62	0.691	0.981	1.13	0.75–1.70	0.569	0.979
Born in US
No vs yes	0.47	0.26–0.83	0.010	0.741	0.61	0.42–0.88	0.009	0.721	0.97	0.66–1.42	0.876	0.983	1.24	0.85–1.81	0.257	0.971	0.97	0.68–1.40	0.877	0.983	1.15	0.77–1.69	0.498	0.979
Education (ref. 12 years/completed high school)
Less than high school	1.00	0.48–2.05	0.989	0.972	1.35	0.79–2.33	0.274	0.964	1.27	0.78–2.06	0.342	0.970	1.03	0.62–1.72	0.900	0.978	0.82	0.51–1.33	0.427	0.973	0.91	0.55–1.52	0.726	0.977
Post High School/some college	1.07	0.70–1.63	0.748	0.981	1.15	0.85–1.57	0.364	0.980	0.81	0.61–1.08	0.150	0.966	1.09	0.82–1.45	0.574	0.985	0.74	0.56–0.98	0.036	0.906	0.91	0.68–1.21	0.496	0.984
College  graduate/postgraduate	1.08	0.68–1.69	0.753	0.980	0.80	0.58–1.12	0.194	0.968	0.68	0.50–0.93	0.016	0.824	1.34	0.98–1.83	0.065	0.936	0.73	0.54–0.98	0.038	0.905	0.84	0.62–1.15	0.277	0.976
Marital Status (ref. married/living as married)
Divorced/separated	0.50	0.29–0.86	0.012	0.775	0.92	0.63–1.33	0.650	0.982	0.98	0.68–1.40	0.901	0.984	0.88	0.62–1.25	0.468	0.980	1.00	0.71–1.42	0.980	0.984	0.84	0.59–1.19	0.314	0.976
Single/never been married	1.13	0.75–1.69	0.566	0.979	1.00	0.75–1.34	0.996	0.987	0.81	0.61–1.08	0.147	0.966	1.01	0.77–1.33	0.930	0.987	0.91	0.70–1.20	0.502	0.984	1.09	0.82–1.46	0.539	0.984
Widowed	0.46	0.18–1.21	0.115	0.935	0.92	0.49–1.71	0.782	0.974	0.80	0.43–1.50	0.491	0.970	0.65	0.36–1.18	0.155	0.948	1.00	0.56–1.77	0.995	0.976	1.32	0.71–2.43	0.380	0.967
Total Household	0.99	0.91–1.08	0.844	0.996	0.98	0.92–1.05	0.603	0.996	1.05	0.99–1.11	0.130	0.988	0.98	0.92–1.05	0.536	0.996	1.01	0.95–1.06	0.790	0.997	1.08	1.01–1.16	0.035	0.970
Employment Status (ref. Employed)
Disabled	1.29	0.59–2.83	0.520	0.966	0.63	0.38–1.06	0.082	0.928	0.95	0.59–1.53	0.825	0.979	0.75	0.46–1.22	0.250	0.964	0.74	0.45–1.20	0.215	0.962	0.87	0.54–1.41	0.576	0.976
Homemaker	1.07	0.62–1.86	0.801	0.976	1.25	0.84–1.84	0.267	0.970	1.01	0.70–1.45	0.956	0.984	0.94	0.65–1.36	0.751	0.983	1.19	0.84–1.70	0.323	0.976	0.93	0.65–1.35	0.709	0.982
Retired	1.28	0.37–4.44	0.697	0.961	0.55	0.25–1.18	0.125	0.938	0.99	0.48–2.03	0.973	0.972	1.55	0.76–3.16	0.226	0.954	1.34	0.71–2.52	0.363	0.965	0.58	0.30–1.15	0.119	0.937
Student	1.34	0.68–2.64	0.391	0.965	0.85	0.52–1.38	0.502	0.975	1.01	0.61–1.66	0.975	0.979	0.96	0.61–1.50	0.842	0.980	1.23	0.76–1.97	0.400	0.972	0.80	0.50–1.28	0.351	0.971
Unemployed	0.85	0.43–1.66	0.635	0.971	0.89	0.56–1.44	0.645	0.977	0.83	0.53–1.29	0.398	0.974	1.34	0.84–2.12	0.217	0.962	1.53	0.96–2.43	0.071	0.925	1.22	0.76–1.95	0.416	0.973
Other	0.99	0.59–1.65	0.959	0.978	0.77	0.52–1.15	0.200	0.964	0.69	0.47–1.01	0.054	0.919	0.94	0.64–1.37	0.730	0.982	0.81	0.56–1.18	0.277	0.972	0.86	0.58–1.26	0.425	0.978
Income (ref. $50,000 - $74,999)
<$20,000	0.71	0.42–1.22	0.220	0.959	0.61	0.42–0.89	0.010	0.755	1.12	0.77–1.62	0.551	0.981	0.96	0.67–1.37	0.808	0.984	1.29	0.91–1.82	0.160	0.961	0.95	0.66–1.37	0.774	0.983
$20,000 - $49,999	1.07	0.69–1.67	0.760	0.980	0.83	0.60–1.15	0.267	0.974	0.97	0.71–1.33	0.856	0.985	1.07	0.79–1.44	0.665	0.985	1.26	0.94–1.69	0.122	0.960	1.09	0.80–1.48	0.596	0.984
$75,000 - $99,999	0.82	0.46–1.44	0.488	0.972	1.08	0.69–1.68	0.740	0.980	1.29	0.87–1.91	0.198	0.965	1.01	0.69–1.48	0.961	0.983	1.37	0.93–2.01	0.113	0.948	1.19	0.80–1.78	0.397	0.976
≥$100,000	0.77	0.43–1.36	0.359	0.968	0.82	0.54–1.24	0.339	0.973	0.75	0.50–1.12	0.157	0.959	0.79	0.54–1.17	0.236	0.968	0.91	0.62–1.33	0.617	0.981	1.25	0.84–1.85	0.268	0.970
Home Ownership (ref. own)
Occupied	1.22	0.67–2.23	0.519	0.971	0.76	0.50–1.17	0.219	0.964	0.93	0.62–1.39	0.707	0.981	0.87	0.58–1.32	0.517	0.978	1.03	0.69–1.53	0.902	0.982	0.79	0.53–1.17	0.237	0.968
Rent	1.13	0.79–1.63	0.505	0.980	0.80	0.61–1.05	0.106	0.959	0.99	0.77–1.27	0.928	0.988	1.21	0.95–1.56	0.127	0.968	0.91	0.71–1.17	0.456	0.985	0.90	0.70–1.17	0.426	0.984
BMI (ref. normal weight)
Underweight	0.66	0.25–1.80	0.419	0.959	0.78	0.41–1.49	0.457	0.968	1.05	0.55–2.02	0.887	0.974	1.14	0.62–2.08	0.675	0.974	1.08	0.58–2.00	0.805	0.974	0.84	0.47–1.53	0.574	0.972
Overweight	1.14	0.75–1.72	0.548	0.979	1.37	1.02–1.85	0.038	0.910	1.04	0.78–1.39	0.793	0.986	0.90	0.68–1.20	0.470	0.983	0.98	0.74–1.30	0.900	0.987	1.25	0.94–1.67	0.128	0.963
Class I Obesity	1.38	0.86–2.21	0.184	0.958	1.25	0.90–1.75	0.187	0.968	0.98	0.71–1.36	0.923	0.985	0.85	0.62–1.17	0.322	0.977	0.98	0.72–1.34	0.900	0.986	0.86	0.63–1.17	0.331	0.979
Class II Obesity	1.36	0.74–2.49	0.318	0.964	1.20	0.79–1.83	0.391	0.975	1.38	0.93–2.04	0.110	0.947	1.16	0.78–1.73	0.454	0.978	1.19	0.81–1.76	0.381	0.976	1.29	0.87–1.93	0.204	0.966
Class III Obesity	2.29	1.28–4.12	0.006	0.673	1.99	1.30–3.04	0.002	0.391	1.25	0.84–1.85	0.268	0.970	1.19	0.81–1.74	0.381	0.976	0.95	0.65–1.39	0.786	0.983	1.51	1.00–2.29	0.049	0.912
Smoking Status (ref. never)
Current	2.06	1.37–3.12	0.001	0.248	1.59	1.16–2.16	0.004	0.544	1.37	1.03–1.81	0.030	0.885	1.16	0.88–1.53	0.305	0.979	1.67	1.26–2.21	<0.001	0.154	1.09	0.82–1.45	0.554	0.985
Former	2.04	1.27–3.26	0.003	0.530	1.45	1.03–2.03	0.033	0.884	0.95	0.69–1.30	0.734	0.985	1.07	0.79–1.46	0.652	0.985	1.21	0.89–1.63	0.225	0.972	1.38	1.01–1.90	0.046	0.919
Diabetes (ref. no)
Borderline	1.07	0.58–1.98	0.820	0.974	0.83	0.54–1.28	0.396	0.974	1.03	0.69–1.55	0.880	0.982	1.04	0.70–1.55	0.834	0.982	0.99	0.67–1.46	0.963	0.983	1.48	0.94–2.33	0.092	0.936
Yes	0.91	0.56–1.47	0.702	0.978	1.12	0.77–1.62	0.555	0.981	1.33	0.94–1.89	0.103	0.952	1.07	0.76–1.49	0.714	0.984	1.18	0.85–1.66	0.324	0.977	1.11	0.79–1.58	0.540	0.982
Depression (ref. never)
Few times per year	1.79	1.17–2.74	0.008	0.698	1.29	0.97–1.71	0.086	0.946	0.95	0.72–1.27	0.745	0.986	0.80	0.61–1.05	0.111	0.959	0.81	0.61–1.06	0.119	0.963	1.46	1.11–1.92	0.006	0.713
Daily/monthly/weekly	2.92	1.95–4.39	<0.001	<0.001	1.67	1.26–2.22	<0.001	0.180	1.44	1.09–1.89	0.010	0.753	0.90	0.69–1.18	0.459	0.984	1.20	0.92–1.57	0.171	0.972	2.05	1.56–2.69	<0.001	<0.001

^aOR: (very likely + likely) versus (unlikely + very unlikely)

^bOR: (strongly agree + somewhat agree) versus (somewhat disagree + strongly disagree)

Abbreviations: BFDP, Bayesian false-discovery probabilities; BMI, body mass index.