Table 2.
Demographic and Fertility Characteristics of the 1020 Survey Respondents With Embryos Currently Stored*
| Demographic Characteristic | Number (%) | Fertility Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 795 (78) | Number of embryos | |
| Race | 1-2 | 271 (27) | |
| White | 853 (85) | 3-5 | 365 (37) |
| Asian | 62 (6) | 6-10 | 220 (22) |
| African American | 44 (4) | 11 or greater | 103 (10) |
| Other | 40 (4) | Unsure | 41 (4) |
| Latino ethnicity | 19 (2) | Longest time stored | |
| Age | Less than 1 year | 262(26) | |
| 30 years or less | 94 (9) | 1-3 years | 549(55) |
| 31-35 | 303 (30) | 4-5 years | 101(10) |
| 36-40 | 345 (34) | Greater than 5 | 87 (9) |
| >40 years | 269 (27) | IVF pregnancies | |
| Married | 975 (95) | 0 | 115 (12) |
| Partner's age | 1 | 667 (67) | |
| 30 years or less | 65 (6) | 2 | 161 (16) |
| 31-35 | 283 (28) | 3 or more | 55 (6) |
| 36-40 | 325 (32) | Number of Children | |
| >40 years | 332 (33) | 0 | 197 (19) |
| Level of Education | 1 | 366 (36) | |
| Less than HS | 3 (<1) | 2 | 323 (32) |
| HS diploma | 120 (12) | 3 or more | 117 (12) |
| Associate's | 88 (9) | Children from IVF | |
| Bachelor's | 359 (36) | 0 | 253 (25) |
| Graduate | 431 (43) | 1 | 420 (41) |
| Religion | 2 | 290 (29) | |
| Protestant | 287 (29) | 3 or more | 44 (4) |
| Roman Catholic | 239 (24) | ||
| Other Christian | 188 (18) | ||
| Jewish | 37 (4) | ||
| Muslim | 12 (1) | ||
| None | 166 (17) | ||
| Other | 54 (5) | ||
| Fundamentalist (y/n) | 84 (10) |
*
Numbers do not all sum to 1020 because not all respondents answered all questions.