Table 1 Demographic characteristics of public opinion survey respondents

From: Willingness to participate in genome testing: a survey of public attitudes from Qatar

 

%a

CI%

N

Male

49.2

45.6–52.7

478

Age

 Mean years (sd)

35.7 (12.7)

34.6–36.7

804

Married

58.1

54.6–61.6

531

Blood related to spouse

45.1

40.8–49.5

241

Has children

89

86.2–91.2

523

Education (highest level)

   Less than secondary

20.4

17.6–23.5

159

   Secondary or vocational

47.5

44.0–51.0

386

   Undergraduate degree or above

32.1

29.0–35.4

289

Monthly household incomeb

   Less than ~$8,240

23.1

20.0–26.5

159

   ~$8,240–$13,730

22.9

19.9–26.1

180

   ~$13,730–$19,230

20.1

17.3–23.2

152

   More than ~$19,230

34

30.5–37.6

251

   Total sample sizec

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834

  1. aReported percentages were calculated using survey weights and therefore differ from the raw percentages. The number of respondents reported for each variable corresponds to the unweighted sample
  2. bCategories reported have been converted to USD. Income categories were reported in Qatari Riyals; 92 observations are missing in this variable
  3. †Three cases missing from this table due to missing values on key variables
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