Table 1.
Participant Demographics, Embryo Storage, and Disposition Decisions
| Embryo-holding families | ||
| Total | 106 | 100% |
| Participating as Couples | 78 | 74% |
| Participating as Individuals | 28 | 26% |
| Individuals interviewed | ||
| Total | 184 | |
| Women | 110 | 60% |
| Men | 74 | 40% |
| Children | ||
| Median number of children per family | 2 (0–5) | |
| Median age of oldest child | 4 (1–35) | |
| Age | Women | Men |
| Median Age | 41 (31–57) | 43 (26–69) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 91 | 86% |
| Same Sex Couples | 6 | 6% |
| Separated, Divorced, Widowed | 5 | 5% |
| Single | 4 | 3% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 179 | 89% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 | 4% |
| African American | 1 | 1% |
| Asian | 4 | 2% |
| Multi-racial | 6 | 3% |
| No ethnicity reported | 3 | 1% |
| Religion | ||
| None, No religion reported | 82 | 39% |
| Protestant | 47 | 22% |
| Catholic | 47 | 22% |
| Jewish | 35 | 17% |
| Income | ||
| Median Household Income | $ 120,000 | |
| Education | ||
| High School | 4 | 2% |
| Some College | 27 | 13% |
| College | 69 | 33% |
| Post Graduate | 96 | 46% |
| No education reported | 12 | 6% |
| Embryo Storage | ||
| Median number of embryos in storage | 6 (1–28) | |
| Median number of years in storage at end of study | 5 (2–13) | |
| Average annual storage fee | $495 ($100-$1500) | |
| Disposition Decisions | ||
| Storage (Deliberate) | 26 | 24% |
| Storage (Indecision or disagreement) | 22 | 21% |
| Donate to science | 42 | 39% |
| Attempt additional conception | 6 | 6% |
| Donate to others for family-building | 7 | 7% |
| Discard | 3 | 3% |