Table 1.
Respondent demographic information.
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age | |
| 20–30 | 77 (54.2) |
| 31–40 | 42 (29.6) |
| 41–50 | 10 (7.0) |
| 51–60 | 11 (7.7) |
| 61+ | 2(1.4) |
|
| |
| Gender | |
| Female | 138 (97.2) |
| Male | 4 (2.8) |
|
| |
| Student | |
| Yes | 5 (3.5) |
| No | 136 (96.5) |
|
| |
| Years employed as a genetic counselor | |
| 0–5 | 86 (60.6) |
| 6–10 | 28 (19.7) |
| 11–15 | 7 (4.9) |
| 16–20 | 7 (4.9) |
| 21+ | 14 (9.9) |
|
| |
| Primary area(s) of counseling | |
| Prenatal | 69 (49.3) |
| Cancer | 38 (27.1) |
| General adult genetics | 18 (12.9) |
| Pediatrics | 42 (30.0) |
| Other | 30 (21.4) |
|
| |
| Have you or anyone in your family ever been diagnosed with a mental illness? | |
| Yes | 88 (63.3) |
| Schizophrenia | 12 (13.6) |
| No | 48 (34.5 ) |
| I don’t know | 3 (2.2) |
|
| |
| Have you had experience interacting with individuals who have a mental illness in any other settings (e.g. have you had a close personal friend who was affected, or have you volunteered with a mental health organization, etc)? | |
| Yes | 94 (67.1) |
| No | 46 (32.9) |