Table 1.
Demographics for the MedSeq Project and college seniors.
| Characteristic | The MedSeq Project (n = 203) | College seniors (n = 980)† |
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| Age (years): | ||
| Mean (SD) | 55 (11.3) | – |
| ≤21 | – | 475 (48) |
| 22–29 | n/a | 471 (48) |
| ≥30 | n/a | 23 (2) |
| ≤50 | 64 (32) | n/a |
| 51–65 | 106 (52) | n/a |
| ≥66 | 33 (16) | n/a |
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| Sex, n (%): | ||
| Male | 101 (50) | 314 (32) |
| Female | 102 (50) | 647 (66) |
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| Personal education level (MedSeq) and parent’s education level (college seniors), n (%): | ||
| No college degree | 38 (19) | 342 (35) |
| College degree | 165 (81) | 606 (62) |
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| Annual household income, n (%)‡: | ||
| <US$100,000 | 71 (35) | 475 (48) |
| ≥US$100,000 | 124 (61) | 385 (39) |
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| Race/ethnicity, n (%): | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 177 (88) | 372 (38) |
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| Reported previous genetic testing, n (%): | ||
| No | 144 (71) | n/a |
| Yes | 59 (29) | n/a |
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| Know someone who had genetic testing/had genetic testing done personally, n (%): | ||
| No | n/a | 265 (27) |
| Yes | n/a | 453 (46) |
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| Mean genomic knowledge score (SD)§ | 10 (1.2) | n/a |
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| Mean proportion of correct genomic knowledge questions, % (SD)¶ | n/a | 85 (9.7) |
†
May not total 100% due to missing data.
‡
The MedSeq Project reports annual household income and college seniors reports annual family household income.
§
Mean genomic knowledge score ranged from 0 to 11, with 11 representing high genomic knowledge.
¶
Mean proportion of correct genomic knowledge questions ranged from 0 to 100%, with 100% representing 16 out of 16 genomic knowledge questions answered correctly.
n/a: Not applicable and did not include this variable due to reporting differences between the two studies; SD: Standard deviation.