Table 1.

Survey participant characteristics (N = 100)

	N (%)		M (SD)	Range
Demographic characteristics
Age			26 (3)	19–30
Education
College student	30 (30)
College degree	47 (47)
Graduate studies	23 (23)
Race
White	75 (75)
African American	4 (4)
Asian American	10 (10)
American Indian/Alaska native	1 (1)
Other/missing	11(11)
Latina Ethnicity	8 (8)
Marital status
Married/partnered	30 (30)
Single	70 (70)
Annual household income
< $50,000	18 (18)
$50,000–$100,000	24 (24)
> $100,000	15 (15)
Missing	43 (43)
Clinical characteristics
Tested for BRCA	71 (71%)
Number of cancer-affected relatives			3 (2)	1–15
Age of youngest affected relative			43 (7.4)	24–69
Psychosocial variables
Familial disruption (brief FAM)			14.9 (4.1)	3–25
Peer support (perceived social support)			17.1 (3.2)	7–20
Cancer-related distress (impact of events scale)			21.9 (14.6)	0–59
Perceived cancer risk			5.13 (1.2)	1–7
Satisfaction with information total score			29.8 (5.8)	11–40
Satisfaction with information items		M (SD)		Range
I know exactly what it is that I want to learn about my health in regards to BRCA1/2		4.0 (0.9)		1–5
At this time, I can figure out how and where to get the BRCA1/2 information I need		3.9 (1.2)		1–5
BRCA1/2 information is more difficult for me to obtain than other types of information. (Reverse scored)		3.4 (1.1)		1–5
I am satisfied with the way I currently learn about BRCA1/2 issues		3.5 (0.9)		1–5
I feel that I am in control over how and what I learn about my health		4.1 (0.9)		1–5
I want BRCA1/2 information I don’t know how to get. (Reverse scored)		3.3 (1.2)		1–5
I need BRCA1/2 information that I can’t afford the time or effort to get. (Reverse scored)		3.8 (1.1)		1–5
I need BRCA1/2 information that I can’t afford to pay for. (Reverse scored)		3.9 (1.1)		1–5