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Table 1 Characteristics of participants and gender

From: Current attitudes and preconceptions on newborn genetic screening in the Chinese reproductive-aged population

 

Total (n = 1141, 100%)

Male (n = 271, 23.75%)

Female (n = 870, 76.25%)

Value

P

Age (years old)

  ≤ 24

41 (3.59%)

9 (3.32%)

32 (3.68%)

2.942

P > 0.05

 25–29

443 (38.83%)

95 (35.06%)

348 (40%)

  

 30–34

490 (42.94%)

121 (44.65%)

369 (42.41%)

  

  ≥ 35

167 (14.64%)

46 (16.97%)

121 (13.91%)

  

Have you had family history of genetic disease?

 Yes

3 (0.26%)

0 (0.00%)

3 (0.34%)

0.937

P > 0.05

 No

1138 (99.74%)

271 (100%)

867 (99.66%)

  

Educational background

 Below high school

53 (4.64%)

12 (4.43%)

41 (4.71%)

0.509

P > 0.05

 High school/technical secondary school

103 (9.03%)

22 (8.12%)

81 (9.31%)

  

 Junior college/ Vocational College

242 (21.21%)

60 (22.14%)

182 (20.92%)

  

 Undergraduate or above

743 (65.12%)

177 (65.31%)

566 (65.06%)

  

Family income

  < 100 thousand RMB

187 (16.39%)

49 (18.08%)

138 (15.86%)

0.890

P > 0.05

 100–250 thousand RMB

577 (50.57%)

134 (49.45%)

443 (50.92%)

  

 260–400 thousand RMB

255 (22.35%)

61 (22.51%)

194 (22.30%)

  

  > 400 thousand RMB

122 (10.69%)

27 (9.96%)

95 (10.92%)

  

Nation

 Han nationality

1117 (97.90%)

267 (98.52%)

850 (97.70%)

0.679

P > 0.05

 Others

24 (2.10%)

4 (1.48%)

20 (2.30%)

  

Had any abnormalities in you/your spouse's fetus during pregnancy?

 Yes

34 (2.98%)

10 (3.69%)

24 (2.76%)

0.620

P > 0.05

 No

1107 (97.02%)

261 (96.31%)

846 (97.24%)