Table 3 Public willingness to participate in the genome project by key experiences and attitudes

	% Willing to participate in QGP^a	n/N^b	Design-based F (DF)^c	P value
Heard about genomic testing
Yes	73.1	178/241	0.719 (1,812)	0.397
No	70	406/575	0.719 (1,812)	0.397
Heard about genetic testing
Yes	73.4	323/435	2.435 (1,812)	0.119
No	68.2	261/381	2.435 (1,812)	0.119
Basic literacy in genetics
Low	63.9	239/362	9.837 (1,812)	0.002
High	76.4	345/454	9.837 (1,812)	0.002
Past experience of genetic testing by a family member
None	67.3	319/470	6.777 (1,812)	0.0094
Some	76.1	265/346	6.777 (1,812)	0.0094
Family history of chronic disease
None	64.9	123/185	3.691 (1,812)	0.0551
Some	72.6	461/631	3.691 (1,812)	0.0551
Family history of genetic disorders
None	68.6	449/645	7.737 (1,812)	0.0055
Some	79.8	135/171	7.737 (1,812)	0.0055

^aReported percentages were calculated using survey weights and therefore differ from the raw percentages
^bThe number of respondents reported for each variable corresponds to the unweighted sample. N refers to the total number of respondents in the column while n refers to number of observations in the specific cell
^cDesign-based F is a corrected weighted Pearson chi square statistic

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