Table 2 Socio-demographic data before and after Angelina Jolie’s (AJ) public announcement of carrying a BRCA mutation via social media
Parameter | Before AJ’s disclosure n = 158 | After AJ’s disclosure n = 110 | p-Value+ |
|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (SD) | 39.34 (12.7) | 40.84 (12.8) | 0.291 |
Citizenship n (%) | 0.299 | ||
Austria | 139 (89.7 %) | 94 (85.5 %) | |
Other than Austria | 16 (10.3 %) | 16 (14.5 %) | |
First Language n (%) | 0.893 | ||
German | 137 (86.7 %) | 96 (87.0 %) | |
Other than German | 21 (13.3 %) | 14 (12.7 %) | |
Religious confession n (%) | 0.296 | ||
Roman-Catholic | 84 (53.2 %) | 61 (57.0 %) | |
Evangelic | 15 (9.5 %) | 8 (7.5 %) | |
Creedless | 46 (29.1 %) | 29 (27.1 %) | |
Other confessions | 13 (8.2 %) | 9 (8.4 %) | |
Marital Status n (%) | 0.239 | ||
Married or Cohabitating | 110 (69.6 %) | 69 (62.7 %) | |
Single/Divorced/Widowed | 48 (30.4 %) | 41 (37.3 %) | |
Number of Children mean (SD) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | 0.540 |
Educational level n (%) | 0.046 | ||
Basic-educated | 107 (69.0 %) | 88 (80.0 %) | |
High-educated | 48 (31.0 %) | 22 (20.0 %) | |
Employment status n (%) | 0.169 | ||
Unemployed | 11 (7.1 %) | 1 (12.1 %) | |
Employed | 143 (92.9 %) | 94 (87.9 %) | |
Net monthly income n (%) | 0.735 | ||
0 – 1000€ | 49 (32.0 %) | 37 (36.6 %) | |
1001 – 2000€ | 73 (47.7 %) | 44 (43.6 %) | |
2001 – >3000€ | 31 (20.3 %) | 20 (19.8 %) |