Table 3.
Agreement with statement “It seems like everything causes cancer” by sociodemographic factors, conspiracy beliefs, and health characteristics. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Group | Strongly disagree, disagree, or not sure | Agree or strongly agree | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 821 (55.0) | 673 (45.0) | ||
| Covid-19 vaccination: | 0.96 | |||
| One dose or more | 704 (54.8) | 581 (45.2) | Reference | |
| Unvaccinated | 117 (56) | 92 (44) | 1.01 (0.73 to 1.39) | |
| Believes in flat earth or shapeshifting lizards: | 0.91 | |||
| No | 747 (54.3) | 628 (45.7) | Reference | |
| Yes | 36 (58) | 26 (42) | 0.97 (0.55 to 1.71) | |
| Preferences on type of medicine: | 0.15 | |||
| Conventional or unsure | 741 (54.2) | 626 (45.8) | Reference | |
| Alternative | 72 (64) | 40 (36) | 0.72 (0.46 to 1.13) |
CI=confidence interval.
Models were adjusted for covid-19 vaccination, conspiracy beliefs, preferences for type of medicine, age, sex, education level, region, medical occupation, body mass index, alcohol intake, smoking, past history of cancer, and source of survey.