Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients who pursued genomic screening.
From: Patient reactions to receiving negative genomic screening results by mail
Characteristic | n = 1442 N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 601 (42.4) |
Female | 817 (57.6) |
Age (years) at study invitation | |
Mean, SD | 60.8, 7.3 |
Range | 27–71 |
Race | |
White | 1392 (96.5) |
Other | 50 (3.5) |
Ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic | 1413 (99.7) |
Hispanic | 4 (0.3) |
Marital status | |
Married/partnered | 1185 (83.6) |
Not married/partnered | 233 (16.4) |
Genetic knowledge | |
Mean, SD | 8.3, 2.2 |
Range | 0–11 |
Familiarity with study procedures | |
Mean, SD | 4.1, 2.1 |
Range | 0–9 |
Difficulty understanding results | |
Mean, SD | 4.5, 3.0 |
Range | 0–9 |
Education | |
Grades 9–11 | 1 (0.1) |
Grade 12/GED | 167 (11.7) |
College 1–3 years | 502 (35.3) |
College 4+ years | 405 (28.4) |
Grad/professional school | 349 (24.5) |
Adequate health literacy | 1338 (94.1) |
Inadequate health literacy | 84 (5.9) |
Unable to access physician due to cost | 28 (2.0) |
Financial situation (income) | |
More than enough | 1162 (82.3) |
Just enough | 201 (14.2) |
Have to cut back | 40 (2.8) |
Difficulty paying bills | 9 (0.6) |
Insurance coverage | |
None | 9 (0.6) |
Private | 1107 (77.8) |
Public program | 307 (21.6) |
