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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2017 Feb 7;26(5):963–970. doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0075-x

Table 1.

Demographics Characteristics of Respondents

Characteristic All (n=113) respondents n (%) Respondents (n=69) who perceived benefit of GC for addiction n (%) Respondents (n=44) who perceived no benefit of GC for addiction n (%)
Gender
 Male 55 (49%) 32 (46%) 23 (52%)
 Female 58 (51%) 37 (54%) 31 (48%)
Highest Completed Education
 High School 20 (18%) 12 (17%) 8 (18%)
 Associate’s Degree 12 (11%) 8 (12%) 4 (9%)
 Bachelor’s Degree 53 (47%) 31 (45%) 22 (50%)
 Postsecondary School 28 (25%) 18 (26%) 10 (23%)
Race
 Caucasian 103 (91%) 60 (87%) 43 (98%)
 African American 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
 Asian 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%)
 Hispanic 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%)
 Native American 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
 Other 4 (4%) 4 (6%) 0 (0%)
Personal Experience of Alcohol Addiction
 Yes 71 (63%) 45 (65%) 26 (59%)
 No 42 (37%) 24 (35%) 18 (41%)
Family History of Alcohol Addiction
 Yes 98 (87%) 60 (87%) 38 (86%)
  1st Degree Relative 60 (61%) 37 (54%) 23 (52%)
  2nd or 3rd Degree Relative 82 (73%) 53 (77%) 29 (66%)
  Spouse 5 (4%) 4 (6%) 1 (2%)
 No 15 (13%) 9 (13%) 6 (14%)
Mental Health History*
 Personal History 55 (49%) 30 (44%) 25 (57%)
 Family History (in Relative(s) with Alcohol Addiction) 52 (46%) 33 (48%) 19 (43%)
*

Reported mental health diagnoses include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder