Table 2.
Chi-square test for genetic testing awareness, genetic testing experience, and change in behavior
| Variables | Awareness of genetic testing (N = 4,631) | Had genetic testing (N = 3,777) | Change of behavior (1,327) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no (N = 854) | yes (N = 3,777) | no (N = 2,314) | yes (N = 1,327) | no (N = 1,111) | yes (N = 216) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 383 (20.5%) | 1,488 (79.5%) | 969 (67.7%) | 463 (32.3%) | 377 (81.4%) | 86 (18.6%) |
| Female | 471 (17.1%) | 2,289 (82.9%) | 1,345 (60.9%) | 864 (39.1%) | 734 (85%) | 130 (15%) |
| χ2 (1) = 8.59, p value <0.01 | χ2 (1) = 17.24, p value <0.01 | χ2 (1) = 2.75, p value = 0.09 | ||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–34 years | 95 (12.6%) | 659 (87.4%) | 434 (68%) | 204 (32%) | 180 (88.2%) | 24 (11.8%) |
| 35–49 years | 178 (17.8%) | 824 (82.2%) | 459 (57.3%) | 342 (42.7%) | 285 (83.3%) | 57 (16.7%) |
| 50–64 years | 224 (16.4%) | 1,143 (83.6%) | 702 (63.5%) | 404 (36.5%) | 325 (80.4%) | 79 (19.6%) |
| 65–74 years | 174 (17.9%) | 799 (82.1%) | 511 (66.9%) | 253 (33.1%) | 215 (85%) | 38 (15%) |
| Above 75 years | 183 (34.2%) | 352 (65.8%) | 208 (62.7%) | 124 (37.3%) | 106 (85.5%) | 18 (14.5%) |
| χ 2 (4) = 109.85, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (4) = 22.79, p value <0.01 | χ2 (4) = 6.84, p value = 0.14 | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 210 (17%) | 1,028 (83%) | 668 (68.5%) | 307 (31.5%) | 242 (78.8%) | 65 (21.2%) |
| Married | 355 (16.4%) | 1,805 (83.6%) | 1,052 (59.9%) | 703 (40.1%) | 608 (86.5%) | 95 (13.5%) |
| Not married anymore | 289 (23.4%) | 944 (76.6%) | 594 (65.2%) | 317 (34.8%) | 261 (82.3%) | 56 (17.7%) |
| χ 2 (2) = 28.05, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (2) = 21.30, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (2) = 9.78, p value <0.01 | ||||
| Employment status | ||||||
| Unemployment | 468 (22.7%) | 1,590 (77.3%) | 976 (64.5%) | 537 (35.5%) | 455 (84.7%) | 82 (15.3%) |
| Employment | 386 (15%) | 2,187 (85%) | 1,338 (62.9%) | 790 (37.1%) | 656 (83%) | 134 (17%) |
| χ 2 (1) = 45.52, p value <0.01 | χ2 (1) = 1.01, p value = 0.31 | χ2 (1) = 0.67, p value = 0.41 | ||||
| Education status | ||||||
| <School and graduate school | 205 (17.2%) | 990 (82.8%) | 568 (58.7%) | 400 (41.3%) | 350 (87.5%) | 50 (12.5%) |
| Some college | 235 (306%) | 534 (69.4%) | 354 (69.3%) | 157 (30.7%) | 121 (77.1%) | 36 (22.95) |
| Bachelors | 246 (18.8%) | 1,063 (81.2%) | 661 (65.4%) | 350 (34.6%) | 287 (82%) | 63 (18%) |
| Postbaccalaureate | 168 (12.4%) | 1,190 (87.6%) | 731 (63.5%) | 420 (36.5%) | 353 (84%) | 67 (16%) |
| χ 2 (3) = 109.77, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (3) = 18.61, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (3) = 10.08, p value = 0.01 | ||||
| Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 355 (13%) | 2,367 (87%) | 1,435 (62.4%) | 863 (37.6%) | 771 (89.3%) | 92 (10.7%) |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 174 (24.3%) | 542 (75.7%) | 337 (65.9%) | 174 (34.1%) | 111 (63.8%) | 63 (36.2%) |
| Hispanic | 226 (28.6%) | 565 (71.4%) | 350 (64.8%) | 190 (14.3%) | 148 (77.9%) | 42 (22.1%) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian and other | 99 (24.6%) | 303 (75.4%) | 192 (65.8%) | 100 (34.2%) | 81 (81%) | 19 (19%) |
| χ 2 (3) = 133.30, p value <0.01 | χ2 (3) = 3.46, p value = 0.32 | χ 2 (3) = 75.97, p value <0.01 | ||||
| Annual income | ||||||
| Less than 20,000 | 251 (36.1%) | 445 (63.9%) | 275 (68.1%) | 129 (31.9%) | 93 (72.1%) | 36 (27.9%) |
| 20,000 to <35,000 | 141 (24.5%) | 435 (75.5%) | 297 (71.2%) | 120 (28.8%) | 96 (80%) | 24 (20%) |
| 35,000 to <50,000 | 132 (22%) | 468 (78%) | 285 (63.6%) | 163 (36.4%) | 138 (84.7%) | 25 (15.3%) |
| 50,000 to <75,000 | 131 (15.9%) | 695 (84.1%) | 456 (67.8%) | 217 (32.2%) | 175 (80.6%) | 42 (19.4%) |
| Above 75,000 | 199 (10.3%) | 1,734 (89.7%) | 1,001 (58.9%) | 698 (41.1%) | 609 (87.2%) | 89 (12.8%) |
| χ 2 (4) = 251.66, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (4) = 35.04, p value <0.01 | χ 2 (4) = 22.00, p value <0.01 | ||||