Table 1 Characteristics of respondents...

Table 1

Characteristics of respondents

Measure	Valid sample (n = 582)
Measure	Frequency	%
*Gender*
Male	300	50.5
Female	279	47.9
Prefer not to say	3	0.50
*Age*
Under 49 years	5	0.86
50–59 years	48	8.26
60–69 years	148	25.47
70–79 years	269	46.3
80 years and older	111	19.10
*Education*
Less than high school	40	6.9
High school graduate or equivalent	149	25.6
Some college or vocational training	207	35.6
Bachelor’s degree	74	12.7
Graduate or professional degree	112	19.2
Actual sharing behavior (i.e. undergone a DNA test)	387	66.5
*Number of tests*
One-time test	238	40.9
2 tests	75	12.9
3 tests	37	6.4
4 tests	12	2.1
More than 5 tests	25	4.3
*Last DNA test undertaken*
One year ago or less	63	10.8
Two years ago	54	9.3
Three years ago	62	10.7
Four years ago	61	10.5
Five years or more ago	147	25.3
*DNA testing providers*
FamilyTreeDNA	267	45.9
MyHeritage	148	25.4
Ancestry	126	21.6
23andMe	25	4.3
LivingDNA	19	3.3
Other	12	2.1
*DNA testing categories*
Ancestry	384	66.0
Health	25	4.3
Lifestyle	7	1.2
Perceived willingness-to-share behavior (i.e. not undergone a DNA test)	195	33.5
Not consider at all (1)	26	4.5
(2)	34	5.8
(3)	47	8.1
(4)	36	6.2
Absolutely consider (5)	52	8.9

Measure	Valid sample (n = 582)
Measure	Frequency	%
Gender
Male	300	50.5
Female	279	47.9
Prefer not to say	3	0.50
Age
Under 49 years	5	0.86
50–59 years	48	8.26
60–69 years	148	25.47
70–79 years	269	46.3
80 years and older	111	19.10
Education
Less than high school	40	6.9
High school graduate or equivalent	149	25.6
Some college or vocational training	207	35.6
Bachelor’s degree	74	12.7
Graduate or professional degree	112	19.2
Actual sharing behavior (i.e. undergone a DNA test)	387	66.5
Number of tests
One-time test	238	40.9
2 tests	75	12.9
3 tests	37	6.4
4 tests	12	2.1
More than 5 tests	25	4.3
Last DNA test undertaken
One year ago or less	63	10.8
Two years ago	54	9.3
Three years ago	62	10.7
Four years ago	61	10.5
Five years or more ago	147	25.3
DNA testing providers
FamilyTreeDNA	267	45.9
MyHeritage	148	25.4
Ancestry	126	21.6
23andMe	25	4.3
LivingDNA	19	3.3
Other	12	2.1
DNA testing categories
Ancestry	384	66.0
Health	25	4.3
Lifestyle	7	1.2
Perceived willingness-to-share behavior (i.e. not undergone a DNA test)	195	33.5
Not consider at all (1)	26	4.5
(2)	34	5.8
(3)	47	8.1
(4)	36	6.2
Absolutely consider (5)	52	8.9

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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