Table 2.
Information on and experience with genetic testing and willingness to get tested
| %a | CI% | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard about genomic testing | 27.8 | 24.8–31.0 | 245 |
| Source of information on genomic testingb | |||
| Doctor | 13.0 | 10.5–19.4 | 35 |
| Word of mouth | 30.3 | 23.1–34.4 | 69 |
| Website or social media | 20.3 | 16.7–27.0 | 52 |
| Traditonal media (TV/radio) | 10.4 | 6.7–14.3 | 24 |
| Newspapers/magazines/brochures/other | 26.0 | 20.8–31.8 | 63 |
| Heard about genetic testing | 51.2 | 48.2–55.3 | 447 |
| Source of information on genetic testingc | |||
| Doctor | 9.0 | 7.5–13.0 | 44 |
| Word of mouth | 22.6 | 18.7–26.4 | 99 |
| Website or social media | 22.3 | 19.7–27.6 | 104 |
| Traditonal media (TV/radio) | 14.7 | 11.1–17.5 | 62 |
| Newspapers/magazines/brochures/other | 31.4 | 26.3–34.8 | 135 |
| Basic literacy in geneticsd | |||
| Low | 43.9 | 41.2–48.0 | 373 |
| High | 56.1 | 52.0–58.8 | 464 |
| Past experience of genetic testing by a family member | |||
| Carrier testing | 39.3 | 34.7–44.2 | 172 |
| Prenatal/newborn testing | 3.4 | 2.0–5.8 | 14 |
| Diagnostic testing | 1.4 | 0.6–3.0 | 7 |
| None | 51.2 | 46.4–56.0 | 239 |
| Family history of chronic disease | |||
| Hypertension | 47.1 | 43.5–50.6 | 382 |
| Obesity | 19.6 | 16.9–22.6 | 156 |
| Diabetes | 62.1 | 58.6–65.5 | 520 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 19.5 | 16.8–22.5 | 160 |
| Stroke | 3.9 | 2.7–5.4 | 130 |
| Cancer | 12.4 | 10.1–15.0 | 97 |
| None | 22.9 | 20.1–26.0 | 191 |
| Family history of genetic disorders | 20.4 | 17.7–23.4 | 175 |
| Willingness to paritcipate in QGP genomic testing | 70.9 | 67.5–74.1 | 584 |
aReported percentages were calculated using survey weights and therefore differ from the raw percentages. The number of respondents reported for each variable corresponds to the unweighted sample
bTwo cases are missing observations for sources of information on genomic testing; three cases are missing observations for sources of information on genetic testing
cBasic literacy in genetics was decided based on the number of correct responses to a set of 8 questions; Literacy of respondents who answered 5 or more questions correctly was labeled “high” and literacy of respondents with less than 5 correct answers was labeled “low”