esented a very low chance of developing a disease and 5 was the highest chance of developing a major disease, this rating system is called the Likert scale. The women also had to indicate the probability of developing each diseases and cancers specifically (McCaul, Schroeder, and Reid's (1996)). The women participating in the survey were asked what they believed their own odds of developing a major disease in their lifetime were. Questions were also asked regarding what the participants thought were their ability to control the progression of a major disease after they were diagnosed and what they thought about the prevention of developing a major disease. Also women were asked about personal habits that can increase a person’s risk of disease such as did they smoke, exercise habits, family medical history, and personal health history. Survey participants had to answer questions regarding their knowledge of diseases by showing whether or not they agreed with certain statements and to what extent they either agreed or did not agree. An example of the type of question they were asked is "More women die of breast cancer each year than they do of lung cancer" (Wilcox and Stefanick, 1999). Using the Likert scale again they participants were asked to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement. The researches used the number selected on the Likert scale from 1 to 5 as answers to the questions to evaluate the answers in order to develop results of participant's knowledge of specific diseases and their mortality and other related factors.Next the participant's answers to the survey questions were analyzed. The analysis for participant's awareness of deaths due to specific diseases was done by examining the answers to the questions to determine if the percentage of correct answers and these were compared to the target groups the questions pertained to in order to determine if there were any variations based on target groups....
