. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2019 Jul-Sep;33(3):254–259. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000314

Table 2.

Frequencies and Means for the Overall Sample (N=610) Endorsing Each Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factor

	Not at all Important¹	Somewhat Important¹	Very Important¹	Extremely Important¹	Mean²
Genetics	9.2	37.4	29.5	19.5	2.6
Mental Illness	15.9	38.2	27.7	13.8	2.4
Stress	10.7	42.1	29.2	13.6	2.5
Old Age	9.8	38.0	32.8	14.9	2.6
God’s Will	32.3	23.9	18.5	20.8	2.3
Head Injury	18.0	34.8	29.3	13.4	2.4
Exposure to Toxins	26.9	36.9	21.8	10.0	2.2
Drinking Too Much Alcohol	21.5	32.0	27.5	14.6	2.4
Smoking Too Much	27.1	31.6	22.6	14.3	2.3

Frequency Percentages

Mean refers to the average of each participant’s response for a potential AD risk factor (e.g. genetics); response options were: 1=Not At All Important, 2=Somewhat Important, 3=Very Important, and 4=Extremely Important