Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents and comparison across variables suggestive of an unfavorable experience receiving genomic screening results by mail.
| I was disappointed with results | I would prefer results in person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Characteristic | 177 (12.6) | 1228 (87.4) | 253 (17.8) | 1171 (82.2) |
| Sexb | ||||
| Male | 78 (44.6) | 508 (42.1) | 102 (41.3) | 492 (42.6) |
| Female | 97 (55.4) | 699 (57.9) | 145 (58.7) | 662 (57.4) |
| Age (years) at study invitec | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 60.1 (8.3) | 60.8 (7.2) | 62.0 (6.8) | 60.5 (7.4) |
| Range | 29 – 71 | 27 – 71 | 35 – 71 | 27 – 71 |
| Raceb | ||||
| White | 170 (96.1) | 1186 (96.6) | 243 (96.0) | 1132 (96.7) |
| Other | 7 (4.0) | 42 (3.4) | 10 (4.0) | 39 (3.3) |
| Ethnicityd | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | 174 (99.4) | 1203 (99.8) | 245 (99.2) | 1151 (99.8) |
| Hispanic | 1 (0.6) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.2) |
| Marital Statusb | ||||
| Married / partnered | 149 (85.1) | 1003 (83.1) | 198 (80.2) | 971 (84.1) |
| Not married / partnered | 26 (14.9) | 204 (16.9) | 49 (19.8) | 183 (15.9) |
| Genetic Knowledgec | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.7 (2.4) | 8.4 (2.1) | 7.7 (2.4) | 8.4 (2.1) |
| Range | 0 – 11 | 0 – 11 | 0 – 11 | 0 – 11 |
| Familiarity with Study Proceduresc | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.9 (2.2) | 4.2 (2.0) | 3.7 (2.1) | 4.3 (2.0) |
| Range | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 |
| Difficulty understanding resultsc | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.6 (2.9) | 4.6 (3.0) | 1.6 (2.2) | 5.1 (2.7) |
| Range | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 |
| Educationb | ||||
| Grades 9–11 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Grade 12/GED | 22 (12.4) | 145 (12.0) | 43 (17.2) | 124 (10.7) |
| College 1–3 years | 66 (37.3) | 415 (34.3) | 99 (39.6) | 393 (34.0) |
| College 4+ years | 47 (26.6) | 348 (28.7) | 54 (21.6) | 346 (29.9) |
| Grad/professional school | 42 (23.7) | 302 (24.9) | 54 (21.6) | 292 (25.3) |
| Health literacyb | ||||
| Adequate Health Literacy | 161 (91.0) | 1146 (94.7) | 228 (91.2) | 1093 (94.7) |
| Inadequate Health Literacy | 16 (9.0) | 64 (5.3) | 22 (8.8) | 62 (5.3) |
| Unable to access physician due to costd | 5 (2.8) | 23 (1.9) | 9 (3.6) | 19 (1.6) |
| Financial Situation (income)b | ||||
| More than enough | 134 (76.6) | 998 (83.0) | 183 (74.4) | 965 (83.8) |
| Just enough | 37 (21.1) | 161 (3.4) | 47 (19.1) | 153 (13.3) |
| Have to cut back | 3 (1.7) | 36 (3.0) | 11 (4.5) | 29 (2.5) |
| Difficulty paying bills | 1 (0.6) | 8 (0.7) | 5 (2.0) | 4 (0.4) |
| Insurance coverageb | ||||
| None | 1 (0.6) | 8 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | 8 (0.7) |
| Private | 135 (76.3) | 943 (77.9) | 180 (72.3) | 913 (79.0) |
| Public program | 41 (23.2) | 259 (21.4) | 68 (27.3) | 235 (20.3) |
a
Values are N (%) unless otherwise noted;
b
Chi-Square;
c
Wilcoxon Rank Sum;
d
Fishers Exact Test
Differences across demographic types that are statically significant (p≤0.05) appear in bold.