Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 1,538)
From: Explaining, not just predicting, drives interest in personal genomics
Variable | Frequency |
|---|---|
n (%) | |
Mean age (SD; range) | 48.7 (15.5; 20–95) |
Female | 936 (60.9) |
Non-White race | 154 (10.0) |
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | 84 (5.5) |
23andMe customers | 978 (63.6) |
Positive GAD-2 screen for anxiety/panic disorder | 163 (10.6) |
Highest level of education | |
< College degree | 340 (22.1) |
College degree | 472 (30.7) |
Some graduate school | 531 (34.5) |
Doctoral degree | 295 (12.7) |
Self-reported health | |
Poor | 65 (4.2) |
Fair | 172 (11.2) |
Good | 465 (30.3) |
Very good | 604 (39.3) |
Excellent | 231 (15.0) |