Table 4 Relationship between public familiarity and risk perception (agree versus disagree) unadjusted and adjusted for age and gender
Application (Risk) | Familiarity level | Unadjusted Odds Ratio | 99% LCI | 99% UCI | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 99% LCI | 99% UCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.25 | 0.78 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.55 | |
Food ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.79 | |
Cosmetics/sunscreens ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.80 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.61 | 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.73 | |
Medicines ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.63 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.48 | |
Pesticides ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.49 | 0.29 | 0.83 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.92 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.78 | 0.52 | 0.30 | 0.88 | |
Tennis racquets/computers ‘Agree’ | No familiarity | 1 (Ref) |  |  | 1 (Ref) |  |  |
Some familiarity | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.77 | |
Moderate familiarity | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.60 |