Educational Attainment | High School/GED (n = 12) | Bachelor’s (n = 76) | Master’s+ (n = 130) | Chi Square (df = 2) |
Asthma Knowledge Items | M rank | M rank | M rank | Χ2 | p |
1. Asthma is a common disease among children in the United States. | 110.50 | 112.00 | 107.92 | 0.335 | 0.846 |
2. Asthma is an emotional or psychological illness. | 90.70 | 119.40 | 105.47 | 3.970 | 0.137 |
3. The way that parents raise their children can cause asthma. | 152.58 | 100.50 | 110.79 | 7.770 | .021* |
4. Asthma episodes may cause breathing problems, but these episodes are rarely dangerous. | 128.50 | 109.50 | 107.73 | 1.482 | 0.477 |
5. Asthma episodes usually occur without warning. | 125.75 | 104.60 | 110.87 | 1.550 | 0.461 |
6. Many different things can bring on an asthma attack. | 91.30 | 115.03 | 107.95 | 2.492 | 0.288 |
7. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled. | 80.80 | 112.89 | 110.17 | 3.861 | 0.145 |
8. There are different types of medicine to control asthma. | 84.90 | 114.14 | 109.06 | 3.326 | 0.190 |
9. People with asthma have no way to monitor how well their lungs are functioning. | 84.70 | 111.49 | 110.63 | 2.360 | 0.307 |
10. Both children and adults can have asthma. | 99.70 | 113.03 | 108.34 | 0.759 | 0.684 |
11. People can outgrow asthma. | 78.70 | 101.75 | 116.87 | 6.488 | 0.039* |
12. Tobacco smoke can make an asthma episode worse. | 80.30 | 111.20 | 111.20 | 3.515 | 0.172 |
13. People with asthma should not exercise. | 87.20 | 109.45 | 111.59 | 2.306 | 0.316 |
Average Mean Rank | 99.66 | 110.39 | 109.89 | | |