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Communication With American Indians and Alaska Natives About Cardiovascular Disease

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Figure 1.

Information sources used by American Indians and Alaska Natives (N = 220) to learn about cardiovascular disease.

Information sources used by American Indians and Alaska Natives (N = 220) to learn about cardiovascular disease.
Information source %
Internet (not social media) 67
Doctor 66
Friends and relatives 63
Brochures 62
Television 61
Health professional (not doctor) 60
Magazines 53
Social media 45
Radio 34
Newspaper 28

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Figure 2.

Comparison of agreement among American Indians and Alaska Natives that cardiovascular disease is a larger problem for them than for Americans in general, by respondent characteristics. Abbreviations: AI/ANs, American Indians/Alaska Natives; HS, high school.

Comparison of agreement among American Indians and Alaska Natives that cardiovascular disease is a larger problem for them than for Americans in general, by respondent characteristics. Abbreviations: AI/ANs, American Indians/Alaska Natives; HS, high school.
Characteristic More Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Large Problem for AI/ANs than Americans in General Same Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Large Problem for Both AI/ANs and Americans in General More Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Larger Problem for Americans in General than AI/ANs
Overall 12 71 17
Age, y
18–29 19 52 29
30–39 17 65 18
40–49 2 88 10
50–59 9 72 19
60–77 16 74 10
Sex
Female 13 67 20
Male 9 80 11
Education
<High school graduate 43 46 11
High school graduate 15 67 18
Some college 9 66 25
College graduate 10 81 9
Residence
Reservation 17 68 15
Rural area or town 11 75 15
Metropolitan area 9 71 20

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