Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics.

	Total (n=1213)
	n	%
Sex
Female	584	48
Male	629	52
Age group
18–35	372	31
36–54	486	40
55+	355	29
Geographical region
Atlantic Canada	90	7
Quebec	282	23
Ontario	454	37
Western Canada	387	32
Children (n=1213)
None	413	34
At least one	800	66
Family history of genetic disease (n=1146)
Yes	211	18
No	935	82
Marital status
Single/separated/divorced/widowed	470	39
Married/common law	743	61
Education (n=1201)
High school or less	391	32
Other post-secondarya	426	35
Some post-secondary or more	384	32
Household income (n=1125)
Less than $40 000	392	35
$40 000 to $79 999	415	37
$80 000 or more	318	28

^aIn Canada this refers to college or CEGEP in Quebec.