Table 1.
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) |