Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N = 65)
| Characteristics | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Age, years | M = 40.7, SD = 8.6 (Range: 23–57 years) |
| % Married/partnered | 74% (N = 48) |
| Educational levela | |
| Less than high school | 1% (N = 1) |
| High school graduate (or GED) | 6% (N = 4) |
| Vocational/trade school | 6% (N = 4) |
| Some college | 17% (N = 11) |
| College degree | 39% (N = 25) |
| Some graduate work | 8% (N = 5) |
| Masters or doctoral degree | 20% (N = 13) |
| % Affected with cancer | 17% (N = 11) |
| Mutation status | |
| % Positive | 81% (N = 52) |
| % Negative | 18% (N = 12) [12% (N = 8) knew negative status] |
| % Not disclosed | 1% (N = 1) |
| Family history | |
| Breast cancer | |
| FDR: | M = 0.95, SD = 0.91 (Range: 0–4); |
| SDR: | M = 0.41, SD = 0.63 (Range: 0–3) |
| Ovarian cancer | |
| FDR: | M = 0.17, SD = 0.38 (Range: 0–1); |
| SDR: | M = 0.14, SD = 0.50 (Range: 0–3) |
M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
a
Two participants did not provide educational information.