Table 2.

Sample characteristics by being familiar or unfamiliar with genetics (N indicates count; % indicates percentage).

Variable	Category	Familiar		Unfamiliar
		N	%	N	%
Genetic exceptionalist views	Yes	232	52.73	409	38.37
	No	208	47.27	657	61.63
Relationship	Married/civil partnership/living together	250	56.82	619	58.12
	Divorced/Single/Widowed	190	43.18	446	41.88
Willingness to donate	Yes	311	70.68	533	50.00
	No	62	14.09	195	18.29
	Not Sure	67	15.23	338	31.71
Gender	Female	217	49.32	547	51.31
	Male	216	49.09	515	48.31
	Prefer not to say	7	1.59	4	0.38
Children	Yes	211	47.95	570	53.47
	No	223	50.68	481	45.12
	Prefer not to say	6	1.36	15	1.41
Education	Tertiary	202	45.91	260	24.39
	Secondary	207	47.05	613	57.50
	Primary or less	31	7.05	193	18.11
Ethnicity	White	398	93.65	1009	97.49
	Non-White	27	6.35	26	2.51
Religiosity	Yes	175	39.77	363	34.05
	No	265	60.23	702	65.85
Age	Under 30	167	37.96	212	19.89
	30–60	197	44.77	588	55.16
	60 and over	76	17.27	266	24.95