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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Commun. 2019 Jun 5;35(10):1219–1228. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1623644

Table 2.

Correlation among Study Variables and Differences between African American and European Americans

Variables Both European
American
African
American
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
1. Family history of cancerA 192 (53.6) 95 (26.5)a 97 (27.1)b 1
2. Personal history of cancerA 52 (14.5) 32 (8.9)a 20 (5.6)b .10 1
3. Participation in medical researchA 158 (44.1) 77 (21.5)a 81 (22.6)a −.02 .02 1
4. Trust in doctorsB 3.68 (.85) 3.79 (.83)a 3.59 (.87)b .03 .01 .05 1
5. Privacy concerns about research usesB 1.79 (.81) 1.62 (.71)a 1.92 (.86)b −.03 .04 −.06 −.16** 1
6. Need for controlB 3.74 (.99) 3.54 (.96)a 3.90 (.98)b −.02 −.12* −.17** −.08 .21*** 1
7. Preference for Study-specific modelA 188 (52.5) 72 (20.1)a 116 (32.4)b −.07 −.12* −.07 −.10 .21*** .29*** 1

Note: European American (n) = 157; and African American (n) = 201

A:

N (%);

B:

Mean (SD); and

a or b

= significant mean/group difference

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001