Table III.

Univariate estimates of genetic knowledge by participant and proband characteristics.

	Low (%)	High (%)	Model χ2	p-value
Parent Age Group
≤ 40 years	54.9	45.1	2.18	0.14
>40 years	62.9	37.1
Gender
Male	55.3	44.7	0.68	0.41
Female	60.4	39.6
Race
Other	50.0	50.0	0.85	0.36
White	59.1	40.9
Education
≤ HS diploma	83.8	16.2	22.8	<0.001
Some college or more	49.0	50.7
Marital Status
Married	56.4	43.6	0.88	0.35
Not married	67.4	32.6
Household Income
≥ $75,000	45.1	54.9	14.1	<0.001
$35,000–$74,999	62.5	37.5
<$35,000	76.2	23.8
Employment
Employed/Self-employed	54.7	45.3	3.31	0.19
Homemaker	70.7	29.3
Unemployed	69.0	31.0
SOC1 Occupational Classification
Management, business, science, and arts	57.9	42.1	0.00	0.96
Other	65.0	35.0
Health/Science Occupation
Health & Science	54.8	45.3	0.87	0.35
Other	60.6	39.4
Proband Age
≥ 9 years	65.3	34.8	3.75	0.05
< 9 years	53.9	46.1
Congenital Heart Defect
AS	63.8	36.2	3.63	0.46
BAV	60.4	39.6
CoA	54.2	45.8
HLHS	68.3	31.7
Other	45.0	55.0
Searched on-line for medical information (Yes)	56.9	43.1	2.6	0.10
Searched on-line for heart defect (Yes)	58.4	41.6	0.11	0.74

¹Standard Occupational Classification