Table 5.
Effect of Personal/Family History of Alcohol Addiction on Childbearing Decisions | Mean Concern Score for Risk of Alcohol Addiction* | ||
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All Respondents | Respondents Who Perceived Benefit of GC for Addiction | Respondents Who Perceived No Benefit of GC for Addiction | |
Adopting or not having children (n = 6) | 2.14 | 2.3 | 1.94 |
No effect on decision to have children (n = 71) | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.27 |
Didn’t know this was an issue when having family (n = 7) | 2.86 | 3.33 | 2.5 |
Unsure/not ready for children (n = 29) | 1.97 | 2.12 | 1.75 |
Scores range from 1–4 with higher scores indicating greater concern.