TABLE II. Self-Related Privacy Level, and Percentage of Other Parties who Know About Respondent=s Medical Condition, by Medical Condition.
CF | SCD | Diabetes | HIV | BC affected | BC at risk | CC affected | CC at risk | Total | |
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N (no.) | 102 | 99 | 104 | 100 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 597 |
a How would you rate how private you are? | |||||||||
Private | 19.0 | 32.6 | 29.4 | 47.8 | 24.0 | 28.9 | 34.0 | 40.0 | 31.84 |
Neutral | 32.0 | 45.3 | 28.4 | 32.6 | 36.0 | 33.3 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 34.25 |
Open | 49.0 | 22.1 | 42.2 | 19.6 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 31.9 | 28.0 | 33.91 |
Do they know | |||||||||
a,bSpouse/ex-spouse | |||||||||
Yes | 98.5 | 100 | 96.3 | 75.0 | 97.7 | 94.6 | 100 | 97.7 | 96.6 |
No | 1.47 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 25.0 | 2.27 | 5.41 | 0.00 | 2.33 | 3.41 |
Partner/ex-partner | |||||||||
Yes | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98.6 |
No | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.39 |
a Children | |||||||||
Yes | 85.4 | 83.7 | 98.0 | 52.2 | 95.1 | 73.3 | 95.0 | 100 | 84.3 |
Some do/some do not | 2.44 | 6.12 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 2.44 | 6.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
No | 12.2 | 10.2 | 2.00 | 34.8 | 2.44 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 11.5 |
a Immediate family | |||||||||
Yes | 100 | 94.9 | 99.0 | 65.6 | 90.0 | 88.9 | 95.4 | 97.9 | 91.2 |
Some do/some do not | 0.00 | 3.06 | 0.00 | 8.89 | 2.00 | 6.67 | 4.65 | 2.08 | 3.19 |
No | 0.00 | 2.04 | 1.03 | 25.6 | 8.00 | 4.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.66 |
a Friends and neighbors | |||||||||
Yes | 54.4 | 28.9 | 63.3 | 20.8 | 74.0 | 48.8 | 59.1 | 34.0 | 46.6 |
Some do/some do not | 41.3 | 57.7 | 29.6 | 52.0 | 26.0 | 44.2 | 29.6 | 52.0 | 42.5 |
No | 4.35 | 13.4 | 7.14 | 27.3 | 0.00 | 6.98 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
a Employer | |||||||||
Yes | 86.7 | 74.1 | 91.1 | 51.6 | 91.7 | 50.0 | 87.5 | 41.9 | 74.4 |
No | 13.3 | 25.9 | 8.93 | 48.4 | 8.33 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 58.1 | 25.6 |
a Healthcare provider | |||||||||
Yes | 96.6 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 87.5 | 85.7 | 86.7 | 88.6 | 55.1 | 89.1 |
Some do/some do not | 3.37 | 3.06 | 1.05 | 3.75 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 9.09 | 36.7 | 8.01 |
No | 0.00 | 1.02 | 2.11 | 8.75 | 0.00 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 8.16 | 2.91 |
a Health insurance company | |||||||||
Yes | 92.7 | 92.9 | 94.3 | 80.7 | 95.8 | 46.9 | 90.2 | 45.0 | 84.5 |
No | 7.32 | 7.06 | 5.68 | 19.4 | 4.17 | 53.1 | 9.76 | 55.0 | 15.5 |
BC, breast cancer; CC, colon cancer.
Overall χ2, P<0.001.
Including only those who reported they were married, separated, or divorced.