Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Total (n=1454) | Genetic Counselors (n=209) | Physicians (n=450) | Midwives (n=795) | Pearson Chi-Square Value | Degrees of Freedom | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Years in prenatal care | 116.74 | 10 | <.001 | ||||
| Resident | 21 (1) | - | 21 (5)a | - | |||
| 0–4 | 293 (20) | 95 (46) | 44 (10) | 154 (19) | |||
| 5–9 | 247 (17) | 46 (22) | 69 (15) | 132 (17) | |||
| 10–14 | 286 (20) | 28 (13) | 89 (20) | 169 (21) | |||
| 15–19 | 206 (14) | 16 (8) | 66 (15) | 124 (16) | |||
| 20–24 | 176 (12) | 12 (6) | 76 (17) | 88 (11) | |||
| 25+ | 225 (15) | 12 (6) | 85 (19) | 128 (16) | |||
| Age (years) | 350.99 | 8 | <.001 | ||||
| 20–29 | 121 (8) | 75 (36) | 12 (3) | 34 (4) | |||
| 30–39 | 351 (24) | 81 (39) | 93 (21) | 177 (22) | |||
| 40–49 | 348 (24) | 34 (16) | 152 (34) | 162 (20) | |||
| 50–59 | 480 (33) | 17 (8) | 139 (31) | 324 (41) | |||
| 60–69 | 140 (10) | 1 (1) | 45 (10) | 94 (12) | |||
| 70+b | 9 (1) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | |||
| Prefer not to answerc | 5 (<1) | 1 (1) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | |||
| Gender | 457.99 | 2 | <.001 | ||||
| Male | 219 (15) | 11 (5) | 202 (45) | 6 (1) | |||
| Female | 1229 (85) | 196 (94) | 245 (55) | 788 (99) | |||
| Prefer not to answerc | 6 (<1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (<1) | |||
| Ethnicityd | 51.52 | 2 | <.001 | ||||
| Caucasian | 1287 (89) | 195 (93) | 358 (80) | 734 (92) | |||
| African American/Black | 37 (3) | 2 (1) | 16 (4) | 19 (2) | |||
| Asian | 60 (4) | 8 (4) | 43 (10) | 9 (1) | |||
| Hispanic | 40 (3) | 0 (0) | 22 (5) | 18 (2) | |||
| Prefer not to answerc | 18 (1) | 3 (1) | 8 (2) | 7 (1) | |||
| Other | 12 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 8 (1) | |||
| Religion | 70.83 | 8 | <.001 | ||||
| Christian | 939 (65) | 119 (57) | 277 (62) | 543 (68) | |||
| Jewish | 179 (12) | 27 (13) | 90 (20) | 62 (8) | |||
| Atheist/Agnostic/None | 125 (9) | 36 (17) | 20 (4) | 69 (9) | |||
| Other | 92 (6) | 8 (4) | 33 (7) | 51 (6) | |||
| Prefer not to answer | 119 (8) | 19 (9) | 30 (7) | 70 (9) | |||
| Work Setting | 140.36 | 6 | <.001 | ||||
| Private Practice | 569 (39) | 41 (20) | 202 (45) | 326 (41) | |||
| Public Hospital/Medical | 327 (22) | 83 (40) | 56 (12) | 188 (24) | |||
| Facility | |||||||
| University Medical Center | 295 (20) | 60 (29) | 133 (30) | 102 (13) | |||
| Other | 269 (19) | 25 (12) | 59 (13) | 179 (23) | |||
| US Regionef | 18.15 | 10 | .053 | ||||
| West | 301 (21) | 36 (18) | 89 (20) | 176 (23) | |||
| Midwest | 298 (21) | 48 (24) | 96 (22) | 154 (20) | |||
| Mid-Atlantic | 292 (21) | 48 (24) | 98 (22) | 146 (19) | |||
| South | 260 (18) | 27 (14) | 69 (16) | 164 (21) | |||
| Northeast | 163 (12) | 15 (8) | 57 (13) | 91 (12) | |||
| Southwest | 99 (7) | 17 (9) | 30 (7) | 52 (7) | |||
| Canada | 9 (1) | 9 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
Notes on Chi-Square analysis:
a
Combined with 0–4 years experience,
b
Combined with 60–69 years of age,
c
Excluded from analysis,
d
Non-Caucasian ethnicities combined.
e
No response from 32 participants.
f
West: CO, WY, UT, CA, NV, ID, OR, WA, MT, AK, HI; Midwest: OH, MI, IN, WI, IL, MN, AI, MO, ND, SD, KS, NE; Mid-Atlantic: NY, NJ, PA, DE, DC, MD; South: VA, WV, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, AR, LA; Northeast: ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI; Southwest: TX, OK, NM, AZ