Table 1.

Constructs and sample open-ended items used in interviews about family health history.

Construct	Sample items
Definition of family	How would you define family generally?
	Who do you think of as members of your family?
Relatives with whom participant discusses health	Who in your family would you be most likely to talk to about your health?
Health topics discussed in family	What types of health information does your family talk about?
	Would you say that there are health topics that people actively avoid?
Sources of family information about FHH	Who in your family would you be most likely to ask about diseases that run in your family?
	Is there someone in your family who keeps track of information about diseases that run in your family?