Table 3.

Mean Δ of Likelihood to Request Antibiotics Overall and by Category and Participant Characteristics

Statement Category	Individual	Close Contact	About Society	About Resistance	Not about Resistance	All Statements
Total Sample (n = 250)	−2.30	−2.18	−1.80	−1.91	−2.26	−2.10
Sex
Men (n = 64)	−1.75	−1.49	−1.35	−1.43	−1.77	−1.62
Women (n = 184)	−2.81	−2.42	−2.95	−2.08	−2.43	−2.28
Education
HS graduate or less (n = 54)	−1.90	−1.63	−1.15	−1.33	−1.72	−1.60
Any college or trade school up to bachelor’s degree (n = 140)	−2.30	−2.33	−1.86	−1.95	−2.33	−2.16
Master’s degree or higher (n = 56)	−2.65	−2.34	−2.25	−2.38	−2.50	−2.45
Race
Black (n = 152)	−1.97	−1.94	−1.51	−1.56	−2.01	−1.81
White (n = 69)	−2.69	−2.41	−2.13	−2.32	−2.53	−2.44
Other (n = 29)	−3.09	−2.89	−2.49	−2.81	−2.88	−2.84

HS, high school.
A mean δ“−5” meant the statement made the patient much less likely to request antibiotics, “0” meant the statement did not change their likelihood, and “5” meant the statement made them much more likely to request antibiotics.