Table 1.
Demographic features of survey respondents.
| Demographics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 525 |
HDRisk n = 263 |
PreHD n = 262 |
Chi-Square HDRisk vs. PreHD |
|
| % | % | % | χ2 (p-value) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 71.6 | 73.4 | 69.8 | 0.808 (0.369) |
| Male | 28.4 | 26.6 | 30.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Age Interval (years) | ||||
| 18 to 24 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 10.631 (0.001) ** |
| 25 to 34 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 0.791 (0.374) |
| 35 to 44 | 33.1 | 35 | 31.3 | 0.804 (0.370) |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 0.000 (0.984) |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 11.1 | 4.920 (0.027) * |
| 65 to 74 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.046 (0.153) |
| 75 or older | 0.6 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.029 (0.082) |
| Education Level | ||||
| Did not attend school | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Completed primary education | 1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.829 (0.176) |
| Completed secondary education | 20.4 | 18.3 | 22.5 | 1.473 (0.225) |
| Graduated from high school | 28.4 | 27.8 | 29 | 0.101 (0.751) |
| Graduated from college | 26.5 | 29.7 | 23.3 | 2.740 (0.098) |
| Completed graduate school | 23.8 | 24 | 23.7 | 0.006 (0.938) |
| Previous HD Research Experience | ||||
| Yes | 31.2 | 16.3 | 46.2 | 54.384 (<0.001) ** |
| No | 68.8 | 83.7 | 53.8 | |
HDRisk—individuals at risk for HD whose genetic status is unknown; PreHD—individuals that tested positive for HD and are in a so-called premanifest or prodromal disease stage * Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05; ** statistically significant at p ≤ 0.01.