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Table 4 Factors Associated with Knowledge of Alcohol-Cancer Risk by Cancer Type (Full Sample)

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

 

Breast cancer

Mouth/throat cancer

Colon/rectal cancer

Laryngeal cancer

Esophageal cancer

Liver cancer

Index score

Quantity-frequency of drinking

0.00 (−0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

−0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

−0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00, 0.01)

Binge drinker

0.07 (0.01, 0.14)

− 0.09 (− 0.16, − 0.02)

−0.00 (− 0.07, 0.06)

0.03 (− 0.05, 0.10)

−0.01 (− 0.08, 0.06)

−0.02 (− 0.06, 0.01)

−0.07 (− 0.37, 0.23)

Not a binge drinker

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Frequency of tobacco use

 Every day

−0.09 (−0.21, 0.03)

−0.03 (− 0.16, 0.10)

0.02 (− 0.11, 0.15)

−0.02 (− 0.16, 0.11)

−0.08 (− 0.22, 0.06)

0.02 (− 0.05, 0.08)

−0.05 (− 0.65, 0.54)

 Some days

0.09 (−0.06, 0.23)

−0.01 (− 0.15, 0.14)

0.06 (− 0.08, 0.19)

0.09 (− 0.06, 0.24)

0.05 (− 0.09, 0.20)

0.01 (− 0.08, 0.09)

0.47 (− 0.12, 1.05)

 Not at all

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 History of cancer

0.02 (−0.06, 0.09)

0.06 (−0.02, 0.13)

0.03 (− 0.05, 0.10)

0.06 (− 0.02, 0.14)

0.09 (0.02, 0.16)

0.02 (− 0.02, 0.05)

0.32 (− 0.03, 0.68)

 No known history

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 Family history of cancer

0.02 (−0.03, 0.07)

0.06 (0.00, 0.11)

0.02 (−0.04, 0.07)

0.02 (− 0.03, 0.08)

0.06 (0.01, 0.12)

0.02 (− 0.01, 0.05)

0.20 (− 0.04, 0.44)

 No known family history

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Educational attainment

 Some college-Associate’s

−0.06 (−0.18, 0.05)

−0.06 (− 0.16, 0.05)

0.06 (− 0.06, 0.17)

0.01 (− 0.10, 0.12)

0.07 (− 0.04, 0.19)

0.00 (− 0.06, 0.06)

−0.07 (− 0.56, 0.42)

 Bachelor’s

−0.09 (− 0.20, 0.02)

−0.10 (− 0.20, 0.01)

0.06 (− 0.05, 0.17)

0.06 (− 0.05, 0.17)

0.04 (− 0.07, 0.15)

−0.00 (− 0.06, 0.06)

0.09 (− 0.39, 0.58)

 Graduate

−0.01 (− 0.13, 0.10)

−0.09 (− 0.20, 0.01)

0.05 (− 0.06, 0.16)

0.03 (− 0.08, 0.15)

0.04 (− 0.08, 0.15)

0.01 (− 0.05, 0.07)

0.09 (− 0.40, 0.58)

 High school diploma/GED

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 Age (intervals of 10 years)

0.06 (0.04, 0.07)

−0.00 (−0.02, 0.01)

0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)

0.04 (0.02, 0.06)

0.01 (−0.00, 0.03)

− 0.01 (− 0.02, 0.00)

0.06 (− 0.02, 0.13)

 Hispanic/Latine

0.04 (−0.11, 0.19)

−0.03 (− 0.18, 0.11)

−0.07 (− 0.21, 0.08)

−0.02 (− 0.17, 0.14)

−0.04 (− 0.19, 0.11)

−0.03 (− 0.10, 0.05)

−0.02 (− 0.64, 0.60)

 Not Hispanic/Latine

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Gender

 Man

−0.14 (−0.19, − 0.08)

0.00 (− 0.05, 0.06)

0.04 (− 0.01, 0.10)

−0.06 (− 0.11, − 0.00)

−0.01 (− 0.06, 0.05)

−0.00 (− 0.03, 0.03)

−0.13 (− 0.36, 0.10)

 Woman

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Race

 Black

−0.13 (−0.30, 0.05)

−0.01 (− 0.21, 0.19)

0.01 (− 0.19, 0.21)

−0.05 (− 0.26, 0.17)

−0.15 (− 0.37, 0.07)

−0.07 (− 0.22, 0.08)

0.69 (− 0.08, 1.47)

 American Indian

0.24 (−0.01, 0.48)

0.08 (−0.19, 0.34)

0.09 (− 0.16, 0.35)

0.04 (− 0.23, 0.31)

0.06 (− 0.21, 0.32)

0.07 (0.03, 0.10)

0.82 (− 0.22, 1.86)

 Asian

0.04 (−0.08, 0.16)

−0.11 (− 0.23, 0.01)

−0.04 (− 0.16, 0.09)

−0.09 (− 0.21, 0.03)

−0.12 (− 0.24, 0.01)

−0.04 (− 0.11, 0.03)

−0.42 (− 0.93, 0.10)

 Not White, Black, Indian, or Asian

0.01 (−0.13, 0.15)

0.08 (−0.04, 0.21)

0.05 (− 0.08, 0.18)

0.06 (− 0.08, 0.20)

0.03 (− 0.10, 0.17)

−0.00 (− 0.07, 0.06)

0.21 (− 0.38, 0.80)

 White

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  1. Bold = P < 0.05