Table 1.
Genetic knowledge and self-efficacy items (n = 1,030)
|
Genetic knowledge survey itemsa Healthy parents can have a child with an inherited disease (true) |
99.4 |
| Some genetic disorders occur more often within particular ethnic groups (true) | 99.1 |
| A healthy lifestyle can prevent or lessen the negative consequences of having genetic predispositions to some diseases (true) | 95.8 |
| If your close relatives have diabetes or heart disease, you are more likely to develop these conditions (true) | 95.7 |
| The environment has little or no effect on how genes contribute to disease (false) | 93.9 |
| Some of the genetic disorders occur later in adult life (true) | 93.2 |
| Once a genetic marker for a disorder is identified in a person, the disorder can usually be prevented or cured (false) | 88.9 |
| A disease is only genetically determined if more than one family member is affected (false) | 87.5 |
| Most genetic disorders are caused by only a single gene (False). | 63.0 |
|
Self-efficacy survey itemsb I am able to understand information about how my genes can affect my health |
94.5 (43.6) |
| I am confident in my ability to understand information about genetics | 91.8 (42.7) |
| I have a good idea about how genetics may influence risk for disease generally | 91.4 (34.1) |
| I have a good idea about how my own genetic make-up might affect my risk for disease | 83.7 (27.6) |
| I am able to explain to others how genes affect one’s health | 76.1 (22.8) |
a
The correct answer is shown in parentheses, and the results are presented as % correct.
b
The results are presented as % agree (including somewhat agree, agree, and strongly agree), with % strongly agree in parentheses.