Table 2: The ability of understand risk based on level of education and method of presentation.
| Type of question | No high school degree | High school grad | Some college | College grad | Post grad | Averaged total percent correct | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | 49.28% | 56.04% | 51.43% | 70.48% | 74.36% | 60.32% | 1.00% |
| Fraction | 62.32% | 59.90% | 64.44% | 72.39% | 69.23% | 65.65% | 25.00% |
| Mixed | 42.39% | 45.65% | 49.44% | 61.43% | 65.38% | 52.86% | 1.00% |
Valves are percent correct; *χ2 test.