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. 2024 Jul 11;41(9):2327–2336. doi: 10.1007/s10815-024-03194-7

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
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)