Table 3.
Association of reason to donate gametes with demographic and personal characteristics
| N = 426 | Would donate to friend/family n = 87 men = 23 women = 64 |
Would donate to research n = 303 men = 218 women = 85 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n (%) Yes | RR (95% CI) | n (%) Yes | RR (95% CI) |
| Gender Identity | ||||
| Straight | 75 (21.68) | 1.00 (referent) | 241 (69.65) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Lesbian/Gay | 3 (10.71) | 0.49 (0.17—1.46) | 22 (78.57) | 1.13 (0.92—1.39) |
| Bisexual | 9 (19.15) | 0.88 (0.47—1.64) | 35 (74.47) | 1.07 (0.89—1.28) |
| Transgender | 0 (0) | - | 2 (100.00) | - |
| Other | 0 (0) | - | 4 (100.00) | - |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White or Caucasian | 65 (20.12) | 1.00 (referent) | 289 (73.99) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Black or African American | 6 (21.43) | 1.06 (0.51—2.23) | 21 (75.00) | 1.01 (0.81—1.27) |
| Asian (including Indian subcontinent and Philippines) | 2 (10.53) | 0.52 (0.14—1.97) | 12 (63.16) | 0.85 (0.60—1.21) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 (32.56) | 1.61 (1.00—2.61) | 24 (55.81) | 0.76 (0.57—0.99) |
| Other | 0 (0) | - | 8 (57.14) | 0.77 (0.49—1.22) |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian (non-Catholic) | 37 (25.52) | 1.00 (referent) | 94 (64.83) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Catholic | 21 (35.59) | 1.39 (0.90—2.17) | 33 (55.93) | 0.86 (0.67—1.11) |
| Atheist/Agnostic | 15 (11.11) | 0.44 (0.25—0.76) | 112 (82.96) | 1.28 (1.11—1.47) |
| Other | 14 (15.91) | 0.63 (0.36—1.10) | 65 (73.86) | 1.13 (0.95—1.35) |
| Children | ||||
| No | 54 (18.06) | 1.00 (referent) | 224 (74.92) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Yes, biological | 29 (26.36) | 1.45 (0.98—2.16) | 71 (64.55) | 0.86 (0.74—1.00) |
| Yes, biological and not biological (i.e. adopted, step-children, etc.) | 1 (7.14) | 0.39 (0.06—2.65) | 9 (64.29) | 0.86 (0.58—1.28) |
| Yes, not biological (i.e. adopted, step-children, etc.) | 3 (75.00) | 4.14 (2.24—7.66) | 0 (0) | - |
| Political party affiliation | ||||
| Democrat | 44 (21.67) | 1.00 (referent) | 145 (71.43) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Republican | 12 (18.75) | 0.88 (0.50 -1.56) | 40 (62.50) | 0.87 (0.70—1.07) |
| Independent | 25 (21.01) | 0.97 (0.63—1.50) | 85 (71.43) | 1.00 (0.87—1.15) |
| Libertarian | 3 (12.00) | 0.55 (0.19 -1.65) | 22 (88.00) | 1.23 (1.04—1.46) |
| Other | 3 (18.75) | 0.87 (0.30—2.48) | 12 (75.00) | 1.05 (0.78—1.41) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Single/never married | 27 (15.88) | 1.00 (referent) | 131 (77.06) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Married | 23 (23.71) | 1.51 (0.92—2.48) | 65 (67.01) | 0.87 (0.73—1.02) |
| Long-term partner/Domestic partnership | 36 (24.49) | 1.54 (0.99—2.41) | 99 (67.35) | 0.87 (0.76—1.00) |
| Widowed or Divorced or separated | 1 (7.69) | 0.48 (0.07—3.29) | 9 (69.23) | 0.90 (0.62—1.30) |
| Current yearly personal earnings | ||||
| Not currently employed (including full-time student) | 12 (22.22) | 1.00 (referent) | 39 (72.22) | 1.00 (referent) |
| $30,000 or less | 20 (19.05) | 0.86 (0.45—1.62) | 74 (70.48) | 0.98 (0.79—1.20) |
| $30,000—$60,000 | 30 (25.86) | 1.16 (0.66—2.09) | 79 (68.10) | 0.94 (0.77—1.16) |
| $60,000—$80,000 | 11 (15.49) | 0.71 (0.34—1.48) | 54 (76.06) | 1.05 (0.85—1.30) |
| $80,000—$100,000 | 6 (17.14) | 0.77 (0.32—1.87) | 24 (68.57) | 0.95 (0.72—1.25) |
| $100,000—$200,000 | 7 (17.07) | 0.77 (0.33—1.78) | 30 (73.17) | 1.01 (0.79—1.30) |
| Greater than $200,000 | 1 (20.00) | 0.90 (0.15—5.57) | 4 (80.00) | 1.11 (0.69—1.77) |
| CFPB Score | ||||
| Very low | 3 (27.27) | 1.42 (0.82 – 3.90) | 7 (63.64) | 0.84 (0.53 – 1.32) |
| Low | 4 (18.18) | 0.95 (0.37 – 2.41) | 15 (68.18) | 0.90 (0.67 – 1.21) |
| Medium low | 34 (20.12) | 1.05 (0.68 – 1.60) | 117 (69.23) | 0.91 (0.80 – 1.04) |
| Medium high | 34 (19.21) | 1.00 (referent) | 134 (75.71) | 1.00 (referent) |
| High | 9 (22.51) | 1.17 (0.61 -2.24) | 27 (67.50) | 0.89 (0.71 – 1.12) |
| Very high | 2 (66.67) | 3.47 (1.48 – 8.16) | 1 (33.33) | 0.44 (0.09 – 2.18) |
| Personally knows someone who required infertility treatment | ||||
| Yes | 48 (24.74) | 1.00 (referent) | 125 (64.43) | 1.00 (referent) |
| No | 39 (16.74) | 0.67 (0.46 – 0.98) | 179 (76.82) | 1.20 (1.05 – 1.26) |