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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2012 Nov-Dec;35(6):493–504. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31824530fa

Table 3.

Description of Sample

Demographic Data n
Age, y ≤30 2
31–49 7
50–64 9
≥65 2
Race White 18
African American 1
Native American 1
Highest level of education High school graduate 1
Some college 5
College graduate 8
Graduate school 6
Incomea $10,000–$29,999 2
$30,000–$49,999 2
$50,000–$69,999 3
$70,000–$99,999 5
>100,000 7
Marital status Married/partnered 16
Single 4
Has children Yes 16
No 4
Genetic status BRCA1 1
BRCA2 3
No gene mutation identified in family 7
No genetic testing 9
Familial cancer–related death Yes 13
No 7
Currently experiencing familial cancer Yes 3
No 17
Referral to high-risk programb Self 11
Family member 8
Clinician 2
a

One participant did not disclose income level.

b

One woman was referred by both her mother and clinician; that is why total n = 21, not 20.