. 2010 May 20;15(3):209–227. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enq012

Table 3.

Significance (p values) of age, sex, family history, education, and cultural affiliation in explaining variation in responses to reasons for genetic testing: Results of regression analyses

Reasons for genetic testing	n	Age^a	Sex	Family history	Education	Cultural affiliation	Significant cultural group differences (Tukey's HSD)^b
Reasons for genetic testing	n	Age^a	Sex	Family history	Education	Cultural affiliation	D–B	D–H	B–H
Reasons related to “self”
1. To learn why I am deaf/hard-of-hearing	245	.56	.58	.24	.33	.60
2. To learn if genetics is the reason that I am deaf/hard-of-hearing	246	.75	.96	.99	.025^*	.50
3. To help me make decisions about the use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other devices for myself	246	.017^*	.21	.12	.0007^*	<.0001^*	<.0001^*	<.0001^*
Reasons related to “family”
4. To learn why there are other deaf/hard-of-hearing people in my family	246	.031^*	.71	<.0001^*	.014^*	.52
5. Because my family expects me to find out the reason I am deaf/hard-of-hearing	245	<.0001^*	.12	.33	.006^*	.025^*	.079		.062
6. To help my deaf family to know why I am deaf/hard-of-hearing	241	.08	.20	<.0001^*	.058^*	.0006^*		.005^*	.007^*
7. To help my hearing family to know why I am deaf/hard-of-hearing	243	.029^*	.65	.017^*	.057^*	.007^*	.02^*		.039^*
Reasons related to “partner”: those without a current partner
8. To make decisions about choosing a deaf/hard-of-hearing partner	101	.40	.28	.23	.009^*	.44
9. To make decisions about choosing a hearing partner	100	.97	.15	.21	.21	.001^*	.001^*
10. To make decisions about choosing a genetically deaf/hard-of-hearing partner	100	.26	.015^*	.87	.007^*	.82
11. To make decisions about choosing a genetically hearing partner	100	.97	.059^*	.74	.029^*	.02^*	.018^*
Reasons related to “partner”: those with a current partner
12. To make decisions about continuing my relationship with my current partner	140	.003^*	.018^*	.77	.17	.16
Reasons related to “children”: those planning future children
13. To make decisions about whether or not to have (more) children	109	.25	.85	.63	.034^*	.98
14. To learn if I can have deaf/hard-of-hearing children	110	.50	.46	.86	.91	.005^*		.02^*	.003^*
15. To learn if I can have hearing children	108	.81	.19	.40	.49	.002^*	.001^*
16. To determine whether to have biologically deaf children or to adopt deaf children	111	.078	.41	.96	.038^*	.004^*		.002^*	.027^*
17. To determine whether to have biologically hearing children or to adopt hearing children	108	.007^*	.46	.98	.009^*	.10
Reasons related to “children”: those with children and/or planning future children
18. To help me make decisions about the use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other devices for my current or future children	204	.53	.31	.72	.25	<.0001^*	<.0001^*	.002^*
19. To explain why my child is deaf/hard-of-hearing	199	.28	.20	.016^*	.98	.95
Reasons related to community
20. To strengthen the deaf community	245	.51	.081	.30	.21	<.0001^*		<.0001^*	.0001^*
21. To help research	242	.74	.48	.60	.002^*	.97

HSD, honestly significant difference.

Numbers in age, sex, family history, education, and cultural affiliation columns are the significance (p values) of these variables as predictors of interest in reason for genetic testing.

Significant pairwise comparison between cultural groups where D = Deaf community, B = both communities, H = hearing community.

Statistical significance at p ≤ .05.