Table 1:
Unweighted sociodemographic characteristics of deaf women who answered the DNA knowledge question in HINTS-ASL (N=325)a
| Never heard of DNA tests n=120 |
Heard of DNA tests n=205 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroups | n | % | n | % | X2 (p-value) | |
| Age Group | 29.92* (<.001) | |||||
| 18–34 | 25 | 20.8% | 74 | 36.1% | ||
| 35–49 | 19 | 15.8% | 53 | 25.9% | ||
| 50–64 | 36 | 30.0% | 48 | 23.4% | ||
| 65+ | 40 | 33.3% | 30 | 14.7% | ||
| Race | 7.99* (<.05) | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 88 | 73.3% | 155 | 76.4% | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 14 | 11.7% | 9 | 4.4% | ||
| Hispanic | 13 | 10.8% | 21 | 10.3% | ||
| Other | 5 | 4.2% | 18 | 8.9% | ||
| Education | 38.84* (<.001) | |||||
| High school | 46 | 39.3% | 23 | 11.5% | ||
| Some college | 25 | 21.4% | 36 | 18.0% | ||
| College | 46 | 39.3% | 141 | 70.5% | ||
| Preferred language | 12.68* (<.01) | |||||
| ASL | 60 | 51.7% | 77 | 37.7% | ||
| English | 5 | 4.3% | 34 | 16.7% | ||
| Both ASL and English | 51 | 44.0% | 93 | 45.6% | ||
| Family history of cancer | 9.62* (<.01) | |||||
| None | 28 | 23.7% | 32 | 16.1% | ||
| Have history | 80 | 67.8% | 162 | 81.4% | ||
| Not sure | 10 | 8.5% | 5 | 2.5% | ||
| Personal history of cancer | .91 (.34) | |||||
| None | 94 | 79.7% | 153 | 75.0% | ||
| Have or had cancer | 24 | 20.3% | 51 | 25.0% | ||
a
Percentages are determined by total number of responses (n) to each question
*
Asterisk denotes significance.