Perception of worry of harm from air pollution: results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Table 1 Sociodemographic and Cancer-Related Variable Summary

CHARACTERISTIC	N^a	%^b
CHARACTERISTIC	(N = 3630)	%^b
Sex
Male	1390	48.6
Female	2172	51.4
Age
18–34	529	30.5
35–49	845	26.4
50–64	1168	25.6
65 +	970	17.4
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	2043	62.7
Hispanic	511	15.7
Non-Hispanic Black	496	15.2
Asian, Pacific Islander, and Other	208	6.4
Born in the USA
Yes	3056	86.6
No	513	14.4
Education
High School Diploma or Less	1104	33.8
Some College or Post-High School Vocational Training	1057	37.6
College Graduate or Post-Graduate Degree	1380	28.6
Annual Household Income
Less than $20,000	740	21.9
$20,000 – 34,999	501	14.9
$35,000 – 49,999	459	15.5
$50,000—$74,999	524	16.8
More than $75,000	926	31.0
Smoking Status
Never Smoker	2052	58.6
Former Smoker	939	22.7
Current Smoker	586	18.7
Reside in Metropolitan or Non-Metropolitan County
Non-Metropolitan County	543	16.3
Metropolitan County	3087	83.7
Previous Family Cancer History
No/Don’t Know	870	28.0
Yes	2412	72.0
Previous Lung Disease Diagnosis^c
No	2994	84.6
Yes	500	15.4
Likelihood of Getting Cancer
Very Unlikely or Unlikely	992	35.5
Neither Unlikely nor Likely	1371	44.4
Very Likely or Likely	621	20.0

^aN is based on the HINTS respondents; may not sum to total due to missing values
^b% is based on the estimated percentage of the U.S. adult population
^cThis includes chronic lung disease, asthma, emphysema, and/or chronic bronchitis

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