Table 3.
Participant Characteristics
| Variable | Baseline (n=262)* | RoR (n= 131) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–40 | 43 (16.4%) | 24 (18.3%) |
| 41–60 | 89 (34.0%) | 44 (33.6%) |
| 61+ | 130 (49.6%) | 63 (48.1%) |
| Male | 82 (31.3%) | 44 (33.6%) |
| Female | 180 (68.7%) | 87 (66.4%) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 1 (.4%) | 0 (0%) |
| High school or GED | 24 (9.2%) | 9 (6.9%) |
| Some college | 75 (28.6%) | 33 (25.2%) |
| Four-year college degree | 63 (24.0%) | 36 (27.5%) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 99 (37.8%) | 53 (40.5%) |
| Household Income | ||
| Less than $50,000 | 55 (22.0%) | 26 (21.1%) |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 90 (36.0%) | 43 (35%) |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 53 (21.2%) | 30 (24.4%) |
| $150,000 or more | 52 (20.8%) | 24 (19.5%) |
| Missing | 12 | 8 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Not Hispanic | 236 (90.4%) | 121 (92.4%) |
| Hispanic | 25 (9.6%) | 10 (7.6%) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 |
| Race | ||
| White | 207 (78.7%) | 105 (80.2%) |
| African-American | 13 (4.9%) | 7 (5.3%) |
| American Indian | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
| Asian-American | 17 (6.5%) | 7 (5.3%) |
| Mixed | 17 (6.5%) | 10 (7.6%) |
| Other | 5 (1.9%) | 1 (0.8%) |
| Missing | 1 | 0 |
| Institution | ||
| KPNW | 195 (74.4%) | 92 (70.2%) |
| UNC | 67 (25.6%) | 39 (29.8%) |
*
Two hundred sixty-four participants submitted the joiner survey and sent in saliva (UNC) or permitted the use of banked DNA (KPNW) for sequencing. Two participants completed less than 50% of the survey, so their data were not included in these analyses.