Table 2. Attitudes toward marriage and childbearing among study participants.
| Attitudes toward marriage and childbearing | Total | Males | Females | p-value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attitude toward marriage* | < 0.001 | ||||
| Marriage at some time | 972 (81.0) | 515 (85.8) | 457 (76.2) | ||
| Stay single | 228 (19.0) | 85 (14.2) | 143 (23.8) | ||
| Attitude toward childbearing* | < 0.001 | ||||
| Want to have children | 744 (62.0) | 426 (71.0) | 318 (53.0) | ||
| Do not want to have children | 228 (19.0) | 89 (14.8) | 139 (23.2) | ||
| Stay single | 228 (19.0) | 85 (14.2) | 143 (23.8) | ||
| Attitude toward childbearing† | < 0.001 | ||||
| Want to have children | 744 (76.5) | 426 (82.7) | 318 (69.6) | ||
| Do not want to have children | 228 (23.5) | 89 (17.3) | 139 (30.4) | ||
| Marry a partner carrying a BRCA mutation† | 0.049 | ||||
| Yes | 726 (74.7) | 398 (77.3) | 328 (71.8) | ||
| No | 246 (25.3) | 117 (22.7) | 129 (28.2) | ||
| Change of intention to have children among people who initially want to have children under BRCA carrier assumption | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes → Yes | 475 (48.8) | 296 (57.5) | 179 (39.2) | ||
| Yes → No | 269 (27.7) | 130 (25.2) | 139 (30.4) | ||
*Of the total 1,200 subjects, including 600 males and 600 females; †Among participants who wanted to get married at some time (n = 972); ‡ χ2 test for differences between males and females.