TABLE 1.
Number and percentage of respondents who believed that genetics determine whether a person will develop cancer by select characteristics (N = 3,247): 2014 HINTS, United States
| Belief that genetics determine whether a person will develop cancer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
No |
Yes |
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| Select characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value |
| Overall | 3,247 | 162 (5) | 3,085 (95) | |
| Gender | <.02 | |||
| Female | 1,935 (100) | 83 (4) | 1,852 (96) | |
| Male | 1,312 (100) | 79 (6) | 1,233 (94) | |
| Race/ethnicity | <.01 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,898 (100) | 54 (3) | 1,844 (97) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 517 (100) | 36 (7) | 481 (93) | |
| Hispanic | 506 (100) | 36 (7) | 470 (93) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 122 (100) | 10 (8) | 112 (92) | |
| Othera | 115 (100) | 8 (7) | 107 (93) | |
| Age group | <.01 | |||
| 18–34 | 461 (100) | 15 (3) | 446 (97) | |
| 35–49 | 718 (100) | 29 (4) | 689 (96) | |
| 50–64 | 1,175 (100) | 50 (4) | 1,125 (96) | |
| 65–74 | 606 (100) | 32 (5) | 574 (95) | |
| 75 and above | 398 (100) | 39 (10) | 359 (90) | |
| Level of education | <.01 | |||
| Less than high school | 287 (100) | 31 (11) | 256 (89) | |
| High school or less | 632 (100) | 62 (10) | 570 (90) | |
| Some college | 1,053 (100) | 47 (4) | 1,006 (96) | |
| College graduate | 1,414 (100) | 32 (2) | 1,382 (98) | |
| Level of income | <.01 | |||
| Less than $20,000 | 727 (100) | 77 (11) | 650 (89) | |
| $20,000 to $49,999 | 933 (100) | 49 (5) | 884 (95) | |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 898 (100) | 25 (3) | 873 (97) | |
| $100,000 or more | 591 (100) | 8 (1) | 583 (99) | |
| Genetic test knowledge | .02 | |||
| No | 2,182 (100) | 143 (7) | 2,039 (93) | |
| Yes | 1,317 (100) | 38 (3) | 1,279 (97) | |
| Belief that health behaviors (e.g., diet, exercise, smoking) determine whether you will develop cancer | <.01 | |||
| Yes | 3,279 (100) | 101 (3) | 3,178 (97) | |
| No | 198 (100) | 74 (37) | 124 (63) | |
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