TABLE 3.
Descriptive characteristics among those with different levels of interest in learning about genetic cancer risks.
| Characteristics | Survey item: How interested would you be in learning whether you have a genetic risk factor for cancer that can be prevented or treated? (n = 635) a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b not interested | Neutral | Interested | P | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Overall | 183 | 28.82 | 143 | 22.52 | 309 | 48.66 | — |
| Gender c | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 |
| Women | 103 | 56.28 | 94 | 65.73 | 190 | 61.49 | — |
| Men | 74 | 40.44 | 43 | 30.07 | 114 | 36.89 | — |
| Ethnicity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.13 |
| non-Hispanic | 152 | 83.06 | 120 | 83.92 | 275 | 89.00 | — |
| Hispanic | 31 | 16.94 | 23 | 16.08 | 34 | 11.00 | — |
| Race | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.21 |
| White | 135 | 73.77 | 105 | 73.43 | 248 | 80.26 | — |
| Black | 18 | 9.84 | 16 | 11.19 | 31 | 10.03 | — |
| Other | 30 | 16.39 | 22 | 15.38 | 30 | 9.71 | — |
| Education | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| Less than HS or HS/GED | 51 | 27.87 | 49 | 34.27 | 67 | 21.68 | — |
| Some college/technical school | 42 | 22.95 | 36 | 25.17 | 66 | 21.36 | — |
| AD | 19 | 10.38 | 15 | 10.49 | 40 | 12.94 | — |
| BS | 38 | 20.77 | 31 | 21.68 | 75 | 24.27 | — |
| Graduate/professional degree | 33 | 18.03 | 12 | 8.39 | 61 | 19.74 | — |
| Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.04 |
| <25 | 35 | 19.44 | 32 | 22.70 | 41 | 13.36 | — |
| 25–49 | 61 | 33.89 | 55 | 39.01 | 146 | 47.56 | — |
| 50–74 | 73 | 40.56 | 49 | 34.75 | 105 | 34.20 | — |
| ≥75 | 11 | 6.11 | — | — | 15 | 4.89 | — |
| Income | — | — | — | — | — | — | <0.001 |
| 0–34,999 | 90 | 49.18 | 79 | 55.63 | 108 | 34.95 | — |
| 35,000–99,999 | 70 | 38.25 | 47 | 33.10 | 121 | 39.16 | — |
| 100,000+ | 23 | 12.57 | 16 | 11.27 | 80 | 25.89 | — |
| Insurance | — | — | — | — | — | — | <0.001 |
| Any Medicaid | 49 | 26.78 | 40 | 28.37 | 110 | 35.71 | — |
| Medicare | 54 | 29.51 | 26 | 18.44 | 76 | 24.68 | — |
| Employer-based | 24 | 13.11 | 25 | 17.73 | 70 | 22.73 | — |
| Other d | 24 | 13.11 | 15 | 10.64 | 30 | 9.74 | — |
| No Insurance | 32 | 17.49 | 35 | 24.82 | 22 | 7.14 | — |
| Rurality | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.19 |
| Urban | 53 | 28.96 | 36 | 25.35 | 110 | 35.60 | |
| Suburban | 90 | 49.18 | 76 | 53.52 | 134 | 43.37 | |
| Rural | 40 | 21.86 | 30 | 21.13 | 65 | 21.04 | |
| Have a primary doctor? | <0.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 81 | 44.26 | 60 | 41.96 | 198 | 64.08 | |
| No | 102 | 55.74 | 83 | 58.04 | 111 | 35.92 | |
| How likely to share with family | — | — | — | — | — | — | <0.001 |
| Not at all likely | 56 | 30.60 | — | — | 11 | 3.56 | — |
| Not likely | 16 | 8.74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Somewhat not likely | 24 | 13.11 | 16 | 11.19 | — | — | — |
| Neither likely or unlikely | 27 | 14.75 | 78 | 54.55 | 25 | 8.09 | — |
| Somewhat likely | 23 | 12.57 | 23 | 16.08 | 59 | 19.09 | — |
| Likely | 14 | 7.65 | 11 | 7.69 | 66 | 21.36 | — |
| Very likely | 23 | 12.57 | 10 | 6.99 | 134 | 43.37 | — |
| Aware of genetic tests | 70 | 38.25 | 51 | 35.7 | 146 | 47.2 | 0.03 |
a
Among those who reported not receiving a genetic test; Because of missing data, not all column numbers add to 635 (n = 12, 0.2% missing data fields).
bNot interested = not at all interested, not interested, somewhat not interested; Neutral = neither interested or uninterested; Interested = very interested, interested, somewhat interested.
cWe did not report “prefer not to say” for gender given small cell size, nor do we present sexual orientation.
dOther insurance (Tricare, VA, HIS, self-pay other).
Cell sizes less than 10 are not reported.
Bold indicates a p-value of < 0.05.