Table 2.

Willingness to participate in genetic research by demographics and clinical/research characteristics within ethnic groups

Demographic	Blacks (nλ=λ174)		Hispanics (nλ=λ103)		Whites (nλ=λ76)
	Agree to participate (%)	χ2	Agree to participate (%)	χ2	Agree to participate (%)	χ2
λSex
νMale	72		80		69
νFemale	73	0.02	75	0.30	89	4.55*
Age (years)
ν18–29	75		78		75
ν30–49	69		75		83
≥ 50	61	2.27	60	0.90	100	2.04
Education
ν≤High school	53		75		75
νHigh school	70		78		77
ν≥ College	79	5.88*	77	0.03	80	0.11
Marital Status
νSingle	74		77		77
νMarried	59		87		86
νWidowed/divorced	73	2.19	50	2.45	100	1.46
Has suffered mental illness
νYes	72		78		79
νNo	71	0.03	77	0.02	79	0.001
Has sought/received mental illness treatmenta
Yes	67		80		79
No	84	2.03	71	0.42	80	0.01
Knows friend/family with mental illness
νYes	71		83		86
νNo	72	0.02	75	1.01	75	1.49
Has volunteered for health research
νYes	74		86		75
νNo	71	0.12	72	2.31	79	0.04

^aPercentages for this item are based on the numbers reported for history of mental illness – n (Blacks)λ=λ66; n (Whites)λ=λ33; n(Hispanics)λ=λ50.

^*P<0.05, χ² test two-tailed significance.