Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics for Participants with AATD

Characteristic	n	%
Sexa
Female	30	50.9
Male	29	49.2
Self-identity
White	57b	96.6
American Indian or Alaskan	1	1.7
No response	1	1.7
Have children
Yes	52c	88.1
No	7	11.9
Employed
Yes	24	40.7
No	35	59.3
Health insurance
Employment based	29	49.1
Individual policy	10	17.0
Medicared	20d	33.9

^aThe roughly equal split between males and females provided an opportunity to compare the experiences and beliefs of couples based on the biological sex of the AATD spouse using independent samples t-tests; no significant differences were found between groups

^bConsistent with AATD-related genetic mutations in the U.S. (de Serres, Blanco, and Fernandez-Bustillo 2010)

^cThirty-five indicated their children had been tested for AATD

^dEight reported that they had Medicare medical