Low Health Literacy and Health Information Avoidance but Not Satisficing Help Explain “Don’t Know” Responses to Questions Assessing Perceived Risk

People who say they don't know (DK) their disease risk are less likely to engage in protective behavior.This study examined possible mechanisms underlying not knowing one's risk for common diseases.Participants were a nationally representative sample of 1005 members of a standing probability-based survey panel who answered questions about their comparative and absolute perceived risk for diabetes and colon cancer, health literacy, risk factor...