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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of study population compared to general Austrian population

From: Changes of Socio-demographic data of clients seeking genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to the “Angelina Jolie Effect”

Parameter

Study population (n = 268)

General Austrian population [2733]

p-Value+

Age mean in years (SD)

39.8 (SD 12.6)

49.46 (NA)

< 0.001

Gender n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Female

264 (98.4 %)

4 367 382 (51.1 %)

 

 Male

4 (1.6 %)

4 176 550 (48.9 %)

 

Citizenship n (%)

  

0.655

 Austria

233 (87.9 %)

7 440 084 (87.0 %)

 

 Other than Austrian

32 (12.1 %)

1 103 848 (13.0 %)

 

First Language n (%)

  

0.204

 German

233 (86.9 %)

3940.1 (84.1 %)

 

 Other than German

35 (13.1 %)

745.2 (15.9 %)

 

Religious confession n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Roman-Catholic

145 (54.1 %)

5 917 274 (73.6 %)

 

 Evangelic

23 (8.6 %)

376 150 (4.7 %)

 

 Other confessions

22 (8.2 %)

615 577 (7.7 %)

 

 Creedless

75 (28.0 %)

1 123 925 (14.0 %)

 

Number of Children mean (SD)

1.02 (SD)

1.46 (NA)

< 0.001

Educational level n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Basic-educated

195 (73.6 %)

4 103 107 (87.5 %)

 

 High-educated

70 (26.4 %)

584 448 (12.5 %)

 

Employment status n (%)

   

 Unemployed

12 (4.8)

NA

 

 Employed

237 (95.2)

NA

 

Net monthly income n (%)

   

 0 – 1000€

86 (33.9)

NA

 

 1001 – 2000€

117 (46.0)

NA

 

 2001 – > 3000€

51 (20.1)

NA

 
  1. n number, NA not applicable, SD standard deviation
  2. +Pearson’s Chi-Square test, p is considered significant when < 0.05