Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents.
Demographic characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex (n = 300) | ||
Female | 205 | 68.3 |
Male | 93 | 31.0 |
Other/prefer not to say | 2 | 0.7 |
Age Group (n = 298) | ||
18–39 | 66 | 22.1 |
40–64 | 154 | 51.7 |
65 + | 78 | 26.2 |
Timing of test (n = 326) | ||
Before 1 July 2019 | 232 | 71.2 |
On or after 1 July 2019 | 94 | 28.8 |
State/Territory (n = 301) | ||
Australian Capital Territory | 14 | 4.7 |
New South Wales | 75 | 24.9 |
Northern Territory | 1 | 0.3 |
Queensland | 64 | 21.3 |
South Australia | 31 | 10.3 |
Tasmania | 9 | 3.0 |
Victoria | 74 | 24.6 |
Western Australia | 33 | 11.0 |
Highest level of education attained (n = 300) | ||
Some high school | 26 | 8.7 |
Grade 12 equivalent/TAFE | 76 | 25.3 |
Undergraduate qualification | 76 | 25.3 |
Post-graduate qualification | 111 | 37.0 |
Prefer not to say | 11 | 3.7 |
Conditions represented (n = 367) | ||
Lynch syndrome (bowel/uterine/other cancer) genes | 58 | 15.8 |
Inherited cardiovascular disorder genes | 57 | 15.5 |
Genes related to mitochondrial disease | 55 | 15.0 |
Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer genes | 53 | 14.4 |
Haemochromatosis | 44 | 12.0 |
Genes related to neurodegenerative disease | 17 | 4.6 |
Genes related to kidney disease | 15 | 4.1 |
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome | 4 | 1.1 |
Other | 45 | 12.3 |
Don’t know | 19 | 5.2 |
