Research Article
Attitudes toward Genetic Testing for Hypertension among African American Women and Girls
Table 2
Personal characteristics by triad membership.
| Personal characteristics | Triad membership | Total () | Grandmother () | Mother () | Granddaughter () | | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| Age (years) | | | | | | | | | ≤18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 50.7 | 35 | 19.1 | 19–24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 12 | 17.3 | 13 | 7.1 | 25–34 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24.7 | 5 | 7.2 | 22 | 12.0 | 35–44 | 1 | 2.2 | 19 | 27.5 | 8 | 11.6 | 28 | 15.3 | 45–54 | 10 | 22.2 | 15 | 21.7 | 7 | 10.1 | 32 | 17.5 | 55–64 | 9 | 20.0 | 8 | 11.6 | 2 | 2.9 | 19 | 10.4 | 65+ | 25 | 55.6 | 9 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18.6 | Educational level | | | | | | | | | Less than high school | 5 | 11.1 | 2 | 2.9 | 28 | 40.7 | 35 | 19.1 | High school/GED | 11 | 24.4 | 9 | 13.0 | 11 | 15.9 | 31 | 16.9 | Some college | 12 | 26.7 | 27 | 39.1 | 8 | 11.6 | 47 | 25.8 | Associate degree | 7 | 15.6 | 3 | 4.3 | 4 | 5.8 | 14 | 7.7 | Bachelor degree | 4 | 8.9 | 16 | 23.3 | 13 | 18.8 | 33 | 18.0 | Master degree | 4 | 8.9 | 12 | 17.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 18 | 9.8 | Doctorate | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.6 | Missing | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.1 | Marital status | | | | | | | | | Married | 11 | 24.5 | 23 | 33.3 | 9 | 13.0 | 43 | 23.5 | Single | 4 | 8.9 | 20 | 29.1 | 54 | 78.4 | 78 | 42.6 | Divorced | 10 | 22.2 | 17 | 24.6 | 5 | 7.2 | 32 | 17.5 | Separated | 4 | 8.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.3 | Widowed | 15 | 33.3 | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 10.9 | Missing | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.2 | Household income | | | | | | | | | Less than 10 k | 8 | 17.7 | 8 | 11.6 | 14 | 20.3 | 30 | 16.4 | 10 k to 20 k | 9 | 20.0 | 7 | 10.1 | 6 | 8.7 | 22 | 12.0 | 20 k to 30 k | 7 | 15.6 | 8 | 11.6 | 6 | 8.7 | 21 | 11.5 | 30 k to 40 k | 7 | 15.6 | 11 | 15.9 | 7 | 10.1 | 25 | 13.7 | 40 k to 60 k | 6 | 13.3 | 14 | 20.4 | 15 | 21.8 | 35 | 19.1 | 60 k to 80 k | 3 | 6.7 | 10 | 14.5 | 9 | 13.0 | 22 | 12.0 | 80 k and higher | 3 | 6.7 | 8 | 11.6 | 8 | 11.6 | 19 | 10.4 | Missing | 2 | 4.4 | 3 | 4.3 | 4 | 5.8 | 9 | 4.9 | Sources of income* | | | | | | | | | Wages from employment | 16 | 35.6 | 47 | 68.1 | 29 | 43.9 | 92 | 51.1 | Social Security | 24 | 53.3 | 14 | 20.3 | 2 | 3.0 | 40 | 22.2 | Retirement/pension | 20 | 44.4 | 10 | 14.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 33 | 18.3 | IRA/401 Ks | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.2 | Welfare | 1 | 2.2 | 4 | 5.8 | 4 | 6.1 | 9 | 5.0 | Investments | 3 | 6.7 | 4 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.9 | Other sources of income | 6 | 13.3 | 9 | 13.0 | 36 | 54.5 | 51 | 28.3 |
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Participants were encouraged to indicate more than one source of income if appropriate.
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