Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Education | ||
| < College graduate | 38 | 11.5 |
| College graduate + | 293 | 88.5% |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/partnered | 216 | 65.3% |
| Unmarried/widowed | 115 | 34.7% |
| Employment | ||
| Employed full time | 230 | 69.7% |
| < Full time | 100 | 30.3% |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 199 | 60.1% |
| Male | 132 | 30.9% |
| Have children | ||
| Yes | 92 | 28.1% |
| No | 230 | 71.9% |
| Relatives with breast, ovarian or prostate cancer | ||
| 0 | 194 | 58.6% |
| 1 | 92 | 27.8% |
| 2 + | 45 | 13.6% |
| Relatives tested for BRCA1/BRCA2 | ||
| No | 159 | 48.2% |
| Yes | 72 | 21.8% |
| Unsure | 99 | 30.0% |
| JScreen results | ||
| Non-carrier | 92 | 27.9% |
| Carrier | 221 | 66.9% |
| Do not recall | 17 | 5.2% |
| Familiarity with BRCA1 and BRCA2 | ||
| Never heard of them | 52 | 15.7% |
| Did not know much about them | 128 | 38.7% |
| Knew a fair amount about them | 108 | 32.6% |
| Knew a great deal about them | 43 | 13.0% |
| Age (mean, SD) | 29.9 (5.8) | |
| Knowledge (mean, SD) | 4.0 (0.69) | |
| Decision balance (mean, SD) | 8.6 (6.0) | |
| Perceived stress (mean, SD) | 5.8 (2.4) | |
| Perceived risk: breast/prostate cancer (mean, SD) | 32.1 (23.0) | |
| Perceived risk: BRCA1/2 mutation (mean, SD) | 21.7 (19.6) | |