Table 2.
Demographic and cancer history for awareness of and receipt of genetic testing overall
| Awareness of Genetic Testing (N = 3767) |
Receipt of Genetic Testing (N = 3648) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes n (Wgt %a) | No n (Wgt %a) | Adjusted Odds Ratiob (95% CI) | Yes n (Wgt %a) | No n (Wgt %a) | Adjusted Odds Ratiob (95% CI) |
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| Sex | 1166 (76) | 395 (24) | Ref | 258 (13) | 1251 (87) | Ref |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 1665 (77) | 541 (23) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) | 463 (22) | 1676 (78) | 2.0 (1.4–2.7) |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 18–34 | 415 (80) | 85 (20) | Ref | 96 (14) | 400 (86) | Ref |
| 35–49 | 574 (78) | 148 (22) | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 139 (17) | 567 (83) | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) |
| 50–64 | 878 (78) | 274 (22) | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) | 223 (21) | 904 (79) | 1.2 (0.8–2.0) |
| 65–74 | 635 (73) | 227 (27) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 169 (19) | 655 (81) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) |
| ≥75 | 329 (60) | 202 (40) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 94 (16) | 401 (84) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1882 (83) | 386 (17) | Ref | 51,569 (23) | 1682 (77) | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 374 (66) | 195 (34) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 76 (14) | 471 (86) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 102 (59) | 72 (41) | 0.2 (0.1–0.5) | 22 (13) | 151 (87) | 0.7 (0.3–1.4) |
| Non-Hispanic otherc | 113 (82) | 24 (18) | 1.3 (0.7–2.6) | 37 (27) | 99 (73) | 1.7 (0.8–3.7) |
| Hispanic | 360 (58) | 259 (42) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | 71 (12) | 524 (88) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) |
| Level of education | ||||||
| High school or less | 530 (61) | 443 (39) | Ref | 112 (12) | 816 (88) | Ref |
| Some college | 2301 (83) | 493 (17) | 2.3 (1.5–3.4) | 609 (20) | 2111 (80) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) |
| Employment statusd | ||||||
| Employed | 1497 (81) | 355 (19) | Ref | 369 (19) | 1450 (81) | Ref |
| Not Employed | 1265 (71) | 529 (29) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 335 (16) | 1380 (84) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) |
| Incomee | ||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 348 (61) | 261 (39) | Ref | 63 (10) | 520 (90) | Ref |
| $20,000-$49,999 | 621 (67) | 269 (33) | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 139 (15) | 714 (85) | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 818 (82) | 164 (18) | 2.2 (1.3–3.8) | 220 (21) | 739 (79) | 2.0 (1.2–3.4) |
| $100,000 or higher | 803 (88) | 106 (12) | 2.9 (1.6–5.2) | 244 (22) | 653 (78) | 1.9 (1.2–3.3) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 1585 (79) | 425 (21) | Ref | 427 (21) | 1526 (79) | Ref |
| Otherf | 757 (69) | 347 (31) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 190 (17) | 868 (83) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
| Never married | 489 (76) | 164 (24) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) | 104 (12) | 533 (88) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) |
| Personal history of cancer | ||||||
| No | 2506 (77) | 797 (23) | Ref | 610 (17) | 2590 (83) | Ref |
| Yes | 325 (75) | 139 (25) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 111 (24) | 337 (76) | 1.6 (1.0–2.7) |
| Family history of cancere | ||||||
| No | 475 (68) | 245 (32) | Ref | 102 (12) | 602 (88) | Ref |
| Yes | 2110 (81) | 520 (19) | 1.6 (1.0–2.7) | 561 (20) | 1988 (80) | 1.4 (0.9–2.0) |
| Not sure | 177 (62) | 131 (38) | 1.0 (0.6–2.0) | 43 (12) | 253 (88) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) |
Ref, reference group; Wgt, weighted.
These were calculated using jackknife replication.
Odds ratios were adjusted for the other characteristics shown in this table.
Those identifying as Alaska Native/American Indian, Pacific Islander, or of multiple races were combined into an “other” race category owing to low cell counts.
Participants who reported of being employed full or part time were categorized as “employed”. Participants who were retired, disabled, students, homemakers, or other were categorized as “not employed.” n = 121 participants were missing responses for employment.
n =377 participants were missing responses for income, and 109 were missing responses for family history of cancer.
The “other” category included participants who were widowed, divorced, or separated.