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. 2013 Jul 27;5(2):125–138. doi: 10.1007/s12687-013-0162-0

Table 2.

Responses to six survey questions regarding consent preferences by demographic characteristics

Demographic categories Questions Mid–Meeting Exit survey
"Using DBS for research is a good idea." (iClicker) "Parents should be able to make decisions or set permissions on research done using their child’s bloodspots." (iClicker) "Would you give researchers permission to use your (or your child’s) bloodspot?" (Workbook exercise) "Parents should be able to decline having their baby’s blood stored for use in research." "If my bloodspots, or my child’s bloodspots, were in the BioTrust,I would want to be asked each time before it was used for research." "Assume your bloodspots, or your child’s bloodspots, are in the BioTrust. Which would you prefer?"
% Agree % Agree No or Maybe Yes DBS only or DBS & Health data % Agree % Agree Ask my permission for DBS to remain DBS remain in Biotrust
Location Flint 1 & 2 72.7a, b, c, d, e 95.0 80.0 20.0 84.1 89.9a, b 74.6a 25.4a
Grand Rapids 1 & 2 100a 83.3 52.6 47.4 85.3 67.6 43.5 56.5
Dearborn 100b 86.8 45.8 54.2 59.4 58.1 33.3 66.7
Detroit 1 90.9 95.4 66.7 33.3 91.5a 84.8 70.7 29.3
Jackson 94.9c 84.6 38.2 61.8 59.5 51.4a 37.8 62.2
Petoskey 85.0 90.5 57.1 42.9 95.2 57.1 68.4 31.6
Detroit 2 95.1d 90.5 62.5 37.5 53.9a 89.7 45.2 54.8
Ann Arbor 96.3e 70.4 29.6 70.4 71.4 50.0b 29.6a 70.4a
Age <25 91.8 87.2 56.6 43.4 83.3 72.6 57.7 42.3
26–35 95.9 91.3 51.2 48.8 72.0 72.0 51.1 48.9
36–45 95.9 80.6 48.3 51.7 70.8 63.9 41.4 58.6
46–55 95.2 89.7 54.6 45.5 76.3 66.7 42.9 57.1
>56 88.4 85.7 56.3 43.8 73.4 79.4 56.9 43.1
Race/Ethnicity African–American 84.2a, b, c, d 92.5 69.1 30.9 84.7a 85.3a, b 69.9a 30.1a
Arab/Arab–American 100a 86.8 45.8 54.2 59.4 58.1 33.3 66.7
Asian/Pacific Islander 100b 86.5 50.0 50.0 85.92b 68.6 44.6 55.4
Hispanic 97.5c 87.8 55.0 45.0 52.6a, b 84.2a 39.4 60.6
Native American 90.0 90.9 71.4 28.6 90.9 72.7 80.0 20.0
White, not Hispanic 96.6d 80.7 33.3 66.7 67.2 47.5b 33.9a 66.1a
Other 80.0 66.7 77.8 22.2 81.8 63.6 55.6 44.4
Education High school/less 93.7 92.1 58.1 41.9 67.4 79.3 51.3 48.7
Some/full college 90.2 86.5 56.9 43.1 79.9 67.3 54.0 46.0
Graduate 98.6 80.7 40.0 60.0 78.3 68.1 45.3 54.7
Gender Male 91.0 83.3 41.5a 58.5a 72.3 65.1 48.0 52.0
Female 91.8 88.3 57.8a 42.3a 76.9 73.9 53.4 46.6
Overall 90.9 87.2 53.9 46.1 76.1 72.2 52.1 47.9

a, b, c, d, e Pairwise significant differences (alpha = .05; testwise alpha = .05/[J(J–1)/2]