Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of survey respondents
From: Attitudes of stakeholders in psychiatry towards the inclusion of children in genomic research
Parents (n = 1227) | Non-parents (n = 1406) | p value** | |
|---|---|---|---|
% (n*) | % (n*) | ||
Sex | 0.37 | ||
Female | 52 (634) | 53 (751) | |
Male | 48 (591) | 47 (653) | |
Age groups, years | < 0.0001 | ||
20–40 | 28 (347) | 36 (504) | |
41–60 | 70 (852) | 37 (526) | |
61–76 | 2 (25) | 27 (373) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 45 (8) | 48 (15) | |
Level of high education*** | < 0.0001 | ||
None higher education | 2 (17) | 3 (34) | |
Short higher(< 3 years) | 28 (348) | 29 (409) | |
Medium higher (3–4 years) | 29 (356) | 32 (449) | |
Long higher (> 4 years) | 38 (470) | 31 (439) | |
Other education | 3 (35) | 5 (74) | |
Marital status | < 0.0001 | ||
Married/cohabiting | 84 (1032) | 52 (727) | |
Partnership | 6 (70) | 17 (241) | |
Single | 10 (122) | 31 (437) | |
Stakeholder groups | 0.23 | ||
Persons with mental disorders | 8 (103) | 10 (138) | |
Relatives to persons with mental disorders | 26 (322) | 25 (348) | |
Blood donors | 61 (749) | 62 (871) | |
Clinical geneticists | 2 (18) | 1 (10) | |
Psychiatrists | 3 (35) | 2 (39) | |