Table 1.
Association of willingness to be a sperm donor, desire for compensation, and minimum desired compensation by financial characteristics
| Would consider donating sperm | Would desire monetary compensation if donating sperm | Minimum amount of money necessary to donate sperm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) N = 436 |
n (%) Yes n = 264 |
n (%) No n = 148 |
RR (95% CI) | n (%) Yes n = 208 |
n (%) No n = 54 |
RR (95% CI) | n (%) less than $100 n = 108 |
n (%) greater than $100 n = 100 |
RR (95% CI) | |
| Current yearly personal earnings | ||||||||||
| Not currently employed (including full-time student) | 53 (12.59) | 28 (54.90) | 23 (45.10) | 1.00 (referent) | 27 (96.43) | 1 (3.57) | 1.00 (referent) | 16 (59.26) | 11 (40.74) | 1.00 (referent) |
| $30,000 or less | 102 (24.23) | 63 (63.4) | 36 (36.36) | 1.16 (0.87—1.55) | 54 (87.10) | 8 (12.90) | 0.90 (0.80—1.02) | 33 (61.11) | 21 (38.89) | 0.95 (0.54—1.68) |
| $30,000—$60,000 | 99 (23.52) | 68 (68.69) | 31 (31.31) | 1.25 (0.94—1.66) | 51 (76.12) | 16 (23.88) | 0.80 (0.68—0.92) | 26 (50.98) | 25 (49.02) | 1.20 (0.71—2.05) |
| $60,000—$80,000 | 71 (16.86) | 45 (65.22) | 24 (34.78) | 1.19 (0.88—1.61) | 33 (73.33) | 12 (26.67) | 0.76 (0.63—0.92) | 17 (51.52) | 16 (48.48) | 1.19 (0.67—2.11) |
| $80,000—$100,000 | 40 (9.50) | 26 (66.67) | 13 (33.33) | 1.21 (0.87—1.69) | 20 (76.92) | 6 (23.08) | 0.80 (0.64—1.00) | 7 (35.00) | 13 (65.00) | 1.60 (0.91 -2.79) |
| $100,000—$200,000 | 44 (10.45) | 29 (67.44) | 14 (32.56) | 1.22 (0.89—1.70) | 21 (72.41) | 8 (27.59) | 0.75 (0.59—0.95) | 8 (38.10) | 13 (61.90) | 1.52 (0.86—2.67) |
| Greater than $200,000 | 12 (2.86) | 5 (41.67) | 7 (58.33) | 0.76 (0.37—1.55) | 2 (40.00) | 3 (60.00) | 0.41 (0.14—1.22) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 1.23 (0.29—5.28) |
| CFPB Score | ||||||||||
| Very Low | 8 (1.94) | 4 (57.14) | 3 (42.86) | 0.88 (0.46 – 1.69) | 4 (100.00) | 0 (0) | 2 (50.00) | 2 (50.00) | 0.99 (0.36 – 2.69) | |
| Low | 21 (5.08) | 13 (61.90) | 8 (38.10) | 0.95 (0.67 – 1.36) | 12 (92.31) | 1 (7.69) | 1.18 (0.98 – 1.43) | 7 (58.33) | 5 (41.57) | 0.82 (0.41 – 1.66) |
| Medium Low | 148 (35.84) | 105 (70.95) | 43 (29.05) | 1.09 (0.94 – 1.27) | 85 (81.73) | 19 (18.27) | 1.05 (0.92 – 1.20) | 48 (56.47) | 37 (43.53) | 0.86 (0.62 – 1.19) |
| Medium High | 172 (41.65) | 111 (64.91) | 60 (35.09) | 1.00 (referent) | 85 (77.98) | 24 (22.02) | 1.00 (referent) | 42 (49.41) | 43 (50.59) | 1.00 (referent) |
| High | 58 (14.04) | 26 (46.43) | 30 (53.57) | 0.72 (0.53 – 0.97) | 18 (66.67) | 9 (33.33) | 0.85 (0.64 – 1.14) | 7 (38.89) | 11 (61.11) | 1.21 (0.79 – 1.85) |
| Very High | 6 (1.45) | 2 (33.33) | 4 (66.67) | 0.51 (0.16 – 1.60) | 2 (100.00) | 0 (0) | - | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 0.99 (0.24 – 4.02) |
| Debt amount | ||||||||||
| $1,000 or less | 154 (36.58) | 93 (62.42) | 56 (37.58) | 1.00 (referent) | 77 (84.62) | 14 (15.38) | 1.00 (referent) | 41 (53.25) | 36 (46.75) | 1.00 (referent) |
| $1,000—$10,000 | 97 (23.04) | 66 (68.75) | 30 (31.25) | 1.10 (0.92—1.32) | 50 (75.76) | 16 (24.24) | 0.90 (0.76 – 1.05) | 26 (52.00) | 24 (48.00) | 1.03 (0.71—1.49) |
| $10,000—$50,000 | 115 (27.32) | 72 (63.16) | 42 (36.84) | 1.01 (0.84—1.22) | 58 (81.69) | 13 (18.31) | 0.97 (0.84 – 1.11) | 32 (55.17) | 26 (44.83) | 0.96 (0.66—1.39) |
| $50,000—$100,000 | 32 (7.60) | 21 (67.74) | 10 (32.26) | 1.09 (0.83—1.43) | 14 (66.67) | 7 (33.33) | 0.79 (0.58 – 1.08) | 4 (28.57) | 10 (71.43) | 1.53 (1.02—2.30) |
| Greater than $100,000 | 23 (5.46) | 12 (54.55) | 10 (45.45) | 0.87 (0.59—1.31) | 9 (69.23) | 4 (30.77) | 0.82 (0.56 – 1.19) | 5 (55.56) | 4 (44.44) | 0.95 (0.44—2.05) |