Table 1.

Participants’ demographic characteristics by personal cancer history (affected vs. unaffected)

Characteristic	Affected n=319 % (n)	Unaffected n=110 % (n)
Age ≥50 yrs**	60% (192)	22% (24)
White race*	87% (278)	77% (85)
Education
≤HS	32% (103)	28% (31)
Some college	31% (98)	29% (32)
College degree or higher	37% (118)	42% (46)
Female sex*	49% (157)	65% (71)
Married marital status	76% (242)	67% (74)
Annual household income <$50 K	58% (183)	60% (65)
Religion**
Catholic	25% (79)	24% (26)
Protestant	64% (203)	47% (52)
Jewish	1% (4)	0% (0)
Other	10% (32)	29% (32)
≥1 Biological children	83% (212)	75% (81)

^*p<.05,

^**p<.01