Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n = 139)

Variable	Level	n (%)
Age	≤50	82 (59%)
	>50	57 (41%)
Marital status	unmarried	97 (70%)
	married	42 (30%)
Education level	≥ some college	97 (70%)
	≤ high school	42 (30%)
Employment status	employed	95 (68%)
	unemployed	44 (32%)
Income*	<35,000 USD	71 (51%)
	>35,000 USD	67 (49%)
Insurance status	yes	134 (96%)
	no	5 (4%)
Cancer history	affected	96 (69%)
	unaffected	43 (31%)
Family history of cancer	2 or more relatives	88 (63%)
	less than 2 relatives	51 (37%)
BRCA1/2 prior probability	≥10%	78 (56%)
	5–9%	61 (44%)
Genetic counseling	participants	79 (57%)
	non-participants	60 (43%)
BRCA1/2 testing decisions	accept	42 (30%)
	decline	97 (70%)

^*One participant was missing data for income.