Table 3.
Associations between race, socioeconomic status (SES; educational attainment and income), and fatalistic cancer beliefs in a nationally representative sample of American adults.
| Variables | B(SE) | 95% CI | z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalistic Cancer Beliefs | ||||
| Income | −0.33 (0.09) | (−0.50, −0.15) | −3.73 | <0.001 |
| Educational Attainment | −0.65 (0.15) | (−0.94, −0.35) | −4.31 | <0.001 |
| Race (Non-Hispanic Black) | 1.68 (0.40) | (0.90, 2.45) | 4.23 | <0.001 |
| Gender (Male) | 0.06 (0.32) | (−0.56, 0.69) | 0.20 | 0.843 |
| Age (Years) | 0.01 (0.01) | (−0.01, 0.04) | 1.29 | 0.196 |
| Family Member with Cancer | −1.52 (0.12) | (−1.76, −1.28) | −12.55 | <0.001 |
| Any Health Insurance | −0.60 (0.74) | (−2.04, 0.85) | −0.81 | 0.417 |
| Having a Regular Source of Health Care | −0.69 (0.36) | (−1.41, 0.02) | −1.90 | 0.057 |
| Intercept | 19.68 (1.06) | (17.61, 21.76) | 18.58 | <0.001 |
| Educational Attainment | ||||
| Race (Non-Hispanic Black) | −0.35 (0.06) | (−0.47, −0.23) | −5.70 | <0.001 |
| Gender (Male) | 0.09 (0.05) | (0.00, 0.18) | 1.86 | 0.063 |
| Age | −0.01 (0.00) | (−0.02, −0.01) | −8.47 | <0.001 |
| Intercept | 4.15 (0.09) | (3.97, 4.33) | 45.63 | <0.001 |
| Income | ||||
| Race (Non-Hispanic Black) | −1.65 (0.12) | (−1.87, −1.42) | −14.19 | <0.001 |
| Gender (Male) | 0.65 (0.09) | (0.47, 0.83) | 7.12 | <0.001 |
| Age (Years) | −0.03 (0.00) | (−0.03, −0.02) | −8.79 | <0.001 |
| Intercept | 7.12 (0.17) | (6.78, 7.46) | 4.94 | <0.001 |
Source: The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 2017, SE: Standard Error, CI: Confidence Interval.