Table 1. Participant demographics (n = 300).

Demographic		Frequency (n)	Percent
Sex	Male	65	21.60%
	Female	235	78.40%
Age	20-29	227	75.70%
	30-50	73	24.30%
Marital status	Unmarried	218	72.80%
	Married (currently/previously)	82	27.80%
Nationality	UAE national	70	23.30%
	Other Arab	210	70.10%
	Non-Arab	20	6.60%
Education	High school	102	33.90%
	Undergraduate	139	46.50%
	Diploma	23	7.60%
	Postgraduate	36	12%
Occupation	Unemployed	26	8.60%
	Medical field employee	17	5.60%
	Nonmedical field employee	52	17.30%
	Student	205	68.40%
Income	Less than 10,000 AED	60	20.10%
	10,000 to 20,000 AED	84	27.90%
	21,000 to 30,000 AED	66	22.10%
	More than 31,000 AED	90	29.90%
Having a genetic disease	Yes	21	7%
	No	279	93%
Presence of genetic diseases in the family	Yes	67	22.30%
	No	233	77.70%