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Table 3 Factors Associated with Knowledge of Alcohol-Cancer Risk

From: Are people aware of the link between alcohol and different types of Cancer?

 

Correctly identify alcohol as risk factor for cancer

Full sample

Straight liners excluded

Adjusted difference in mean probability (95% CI)

Substance use

 Quantity-frequency of drinking

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

 Binge drinker

0.00 (− 0.04, 0.04)

0.00 (− 0.04, 0.04)

 Not a binge drinker

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 Frequency of tobacco use = Every day

−0.03 (− 0.12, 0.07)

− 0.01 (− 0.11, 0.09)

 Frequency of tobacco use = Some days

−0.01 (− 0.12, 0.09)

−0.02 (− 0.14, 0.09)

 Frequency of tobacco use = Not at all

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Cancer history

 History of cancer

0.02 (−0.04, 0.07)

0.02 (− 0.04, 0.07)

 No known history of cancer

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 Family history of cancer

0.02 (−0.02, 0.05)

0.02 (− 0.02, 0.06)

 No known family history of cancer

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Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

 Educational attainment = Some college-Associate’s

0.03 (− 0.05, 0.11)

0.04 (− 0.05, 0.13)

 Educational attainment = Bachelor’s

0.06 (− 0.02, 0.14)

0.07 (− 0.02, 0.16)

 Educational attainment = Graduate

0.06 (− 0.02, 0.14)

0.08 (− 0.01, 0.17)

 Educational attainment = High school diploma/GED

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 Age (intervals of 10 years)

− 0.00 (− 0.02, 0.01)

0.00 (− 0.02, 0.01)

 Gender = Man

− 0.05 (− 0.09, − 0.01)

− 0.05 (− 0.09, − 0.01)

 Gender = Woman

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 Hispanic/Latine

− 0.02 (− 0.12, 0.08)

− 0.01 (− 0.11, 0.09)

 Not Hispanic/Latine

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 Race = Black

− 0.24 (− 0.46, − 0.03)

− 0.26 (− 0.47, − 0.04)

 Race = American Indian

− 0.09 (− 0.32, 0.15)

−0.16 (− 0.46, 0.14)

 Race = Asian

−0.03 (− 0.11, 0.05)

−0.03 (− 0.12, 0.06)

 Race = Not White, Black, Native, or Asian

0.04 (− 0.05, 0.12)

0.03 (− 0.06, 0.12)

 Race = White

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  1. Bold = P < 0.05