Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study participants (N = 4,631)
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 1,871 (40.4%) |
| Female | 2,760 (59.6%) |
| Age | |
| 18–34 years | 754 (16.3%) |
| 35–49 years | 1,002 (21.6%) |
| 50–64 years | 1,367 (29.5%) |
| 65–74 years | 973 (21%) |
| Above 75 years | 535 (11.6%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 1,238 (26.7%) |
| Married | 2,160 (46.6%) |
| Not married anymore | 1,233 (26.6%) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployment | 2,058 (44.4%) |
| Employment | 2,573 (55.6%) |
| Education status | |
| < School and graduate school | 1,195 (25.8%) |
| Some college | 769 (16.6%) |
| Bachelors | 1,309 (28.3%) |
| Postbaccalaureate | 1,358 (29.3%) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,722 (58.8%) |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 716 (15.5%) |
| Hispanic | 791 (17.1%) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian and other | 402 (8.7%) |
| Annual income | |
| Less than 20,000 | 696 (15%) |
| 20,000 to < 35,000 | 576 (12.4%) |
| 35,000 to < 50,000 | 600 (13%) |
| 50,000 to < 75,000 | 826 (17.8%) |
| Above 75,000 | 1,933 (41.7%) |
| Heard about genetic testing | |
| No | 854 (18.4%) |
| Yes | 3,777 (81.6%) |
| Had genetic testing | |
| No | 2,314 (50%) |
| Yes | 1,327 (28.7%) |
| Not Sure | 70 (1.5%) |
| Not applicable | 920 (19.9%) |
| Change of behavior | |
| No | 1,111 (24%) |
| Yes | 216 (4.7%) |
| Not applicable | 3,304 (71.3%) |