TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of 450 female respondents by ethnicity.
| Characteristics | Latina/Hispanic (n = 176) | Non-Hispanic/non-Latina/other (n = 274) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Educational attainment | 0.29 | ||||
| High school degree/junior high | 44 | 25.1 | 86 | 31.5 | |
| Some college/associate degree | 76 | 43.4 | 102 | 37.4 | |
| College degree or higher | 55 | 31.4 | 85 | 31.1 | |
| Married/living as married | 72 | 41.1 | 104 | 38.4 | 0.63 |
| Have biological children | 94 | 53.7 | 114 | 41.9 | 0.019 |
| Race | <0.001 | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 77 | 44.0 | 147 | 53.8 | |
| Black/African-American | 26 | 14.9 | 83 | 30.4 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 16 | 9.1 | 23 | 8.4 | |
| Multi-racial | 22 | 12.6 | 19 | 7.0 | |
| Other | 34 | 19.4 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Have Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish ancestry | 46 | 26.3 | 30 | 11.1 | <0.001 |
| Planning to become pregnant in the next year | 0.048 | ||||
| Yes | 60 | 34.5 | 65 | 23.8 | |
| No | 85 | 48.9 | 158 | 57.9 | |
| Not sure | 29 | 16.7 | 50 | 18.3 | |
| Geographic location | <0.001 | ||||
| Urban | 11 | 6.4 | 56 | 21.1 | |
| Rural/Frontier | 161 | 93.6 | 210 | 78.9 | |
| Household income | 0.067 | ||||
| <$25,000 | 38 | 21.7 | 82 | 29.9 | |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 44 | 25.1 | 62 | 22.6 | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 43 | 24.6 | 57 | 20.8 | |
| >$74,999 | 46 | 26.3 | 56 | 20.4 | |
| Prefer not to answer | 4 | 2.3 | 17 | 6.2 | |
| Health insurance | 0.17 | ||||
| Private insurance | 89 | 50.9 | 126 | 46.2 | |
| Public insurance | 66 | 37.7 | 98 | 35.9 | |
| No | 20 | 11.4 | 49 | 17.9 | |
| Have had genetic testing | 60 | 37.7 | 63 | 26.2 | 0.02 |
| Have personal history of cancer | 27 | 15.3 | 19 | 7.0 | 0.007 |
| Have family history of cancer | 90 | 57.0 | 141 | 58.0 | 0.915 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Current age | 25.0 | 4.5 | 26.1 | 5.0 | 0.02 |
SD, standard deviation.