Table 3 Demographic characteristics
From: The value of knowing: preferences for genetic testing to diagnose rare muscle diseases
Question | All Respondents NÂ =Â 600a |
|---|---|
Mean age ± SD in years | 36.6 ± 10.17 |
Gender | Â |
 n | 600 |
 Female | 309 (51.5%) |
 Male | 288 (48.0%) |
 Other or prefer not to say | 3 (0.5%) |
Marital status | Â |
 Single/never married/other | 260 (43.3%) |
 Married/living as married/civil partnership | 288 (48.0%) |
 Divorced or separated | 52 (8.7%) |
Highest level of education | Â |
 High school or equivalent or less | 114 (19.0%) |
 Some college but no degree | 142 (23.7%) |
 Technical school or Associate’s degree | 82 (13.7%) |
 4-year college degree | 162 (27.0%) |
 Graduate or professional school | 100 (16.7%) |
Employment status | Â |
 Employed | 402 (67.0%) |
 Homemaker | 52 (8.7%) |
 Student | 58 (9.7%) |
 Otherwise not working | 88 (14.7%) |
Total household income before tax and other deductions | Â |
 Less than $50,000 | 253 (42.2%) |
 $50,000 to $74,999 | 122 (20.3%) |
 Over $75,000 | 199 (33.2%) |
Race | Â |
 American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 (1.8%) |
 Asian Indian | 13 (2.2%) |
 Black or African American | 64 (10.7%) |
 Chinese | 11 (1.8%) |
 Filipino | 4 (0.7%) |
 Japanese | 8 (1.3%) |
 Korean | 1 (0.2%) |
 Other Asian | 5 (0.8%) |
 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.2%) |
 White | 477 (79.5%) |
 Other or prefer not to share | 31 (5.2%) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 Hispanic or Latino | 60 (10.0%) |
 Not Hispanic or Latino | 528 (88.0%) |
 Prefer not to share | 12 (2.0%) |