Table 3 Univariable analyses of knowledge and risk perceptions
|  | Knowledge of harm, 3 questions combined, % correct (N = 495) | p-value (Chi-squared except where indicated otherwise) | Knowledge of comparative harm, relative to traffic accidents, % correct (N = 497) | p-value (Chi-squared except where indicated otherwise) | Perception Scale Mean (SD) (N = 465) | p-value, N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population Sector | Arab | 38.6 (83) | 0.483 | 27.4 (84) | 0.791 | 26.1 (3.3) 84 | <.001 464 |
Jewish | 42.7 (412) | 28.8 (413) | 24.2 (4.7) 380 | ||||
Gender | Male | 38.5 (244) | 0.120 | 34.2 (246) | 0.007 | 24.4 (4.8) 221 | 0.455 465 |
Female | 45.4 (251) | 23.1 (251) | 24.7 (4.3) 244 | ||||
Age group | 18–29 | 52.3 (88) | 0.014 | 33.0 (88) | 0.416 | 23.4 (4.8) 83 | 0.017 459 |
30–49 | 45.6 (182) | 25.1 (183) | 24.3 (4.7) 173 | ||||
50–65 | 39.7 (146) | 31.8 (148) | 25.2 (4.2) 136 | ||||
> 65 | 28.4 (74) | 26.0 (73) | 25.2 (3.8) 67 | ||||
Educational level | < 12 | 25.0 (48) | < 0.001a | 25.0 (48) | 0.539a | 24.7 (5.5) 45 | 0.551 462 |
12 | 35.8 (190) | 28.6 (189) | 24.6 (4.5) 178 | ||||
> 12 | 49.8 (253) | 29.7 (256) | 24.4 (4.5) 239 | ||||
Family financial status | Very low | 27.8 (18 | 0.090a | 27.8 (18) | 0.127a | 23.9 (4.2) 18 | 0.930 450 |
Low | 28.8(59) | 18.6 (59) | 24.7 (4.7) 53 | ||||
Moderate | 44.0(300) | 29.3 (300) | 24.5 (4.6) 281 | ||||
High | 48.8 (84) | 37.2 (86) | 24.6 (3.8) 80 | ||||
Very high | 40.0 (20) | 25.0 (20) | 23.9 (7.2) 18 | ||||
Smoking Status | Current | 21.6 (111) | < 0.001 | 19.8 (111) | 0.059 | 22.7 (6.0) 101 | <.001 464 |
Former | 43.6 (133) | 29.6 (135) | 24.9 (4.0) 119 | ||||
Never | 50.0 (250) | 32.0 (250) | 25.1 (3.9) 244 | ||||