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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Genet A. 2012 Dec 13;161(1):38–47. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35673

Table I.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants (n=50*) %
Do you consider yourself to be Hispanic or Latino?**
 Yes 28
 No 72
Which group best represents your Hispanic origin or ancestry?**
 Mexican 73
 Central/South American 7
 Other 20
Participant race**
 White 49
 White/African American 2
 White/Native American or Alaskan 2
 Asian 21
 Iranian 4
 Pacific Islander 6
 No Response/Other 17
Age
 18–24 11
 25–34 23
 35–44 38
 45 and older 21
 No response 8
Marital status
 Single 8
 Married 77
 Divorced 8
 Separated 6
 No Response 2
Primary language spoken
 English 62
 Spanish 23
 English/Spanish 2
 Chinese 2
 Korean 2
 Korean/English 2
 Japanese 2
 Farsi 4
 No Response 2
  Religion
 None 13
 Buddhist 4
 Catholic 44
 Christian 31
 Jewish 2
 Protestant Denomination 4
 Other 2
  Education level
 High School Incomplete 4
 High School Diploma/GED 8
 Some College/Vocational School 23
 Bachelor Degree 42
 Advanced Degree 19
 No Response 6
 Current employment status
 Full - Time 21
 Part - Time 23
 Work From Home (Child Care, etc.) 11
 Not working, but I’m looking 11
 Not working by choice (Housewife, Retired) 34

Notes:

*

In accordance with the NCS guidelines for disclosure, the N has been rounded to the nearest 50. The percentages may not sum exactly to 100 due to rounding.

**

These categories are based on categories used for the United States census.