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Table 6 Predictors of respondent’s attitudes towards opt-out consent (multivariate analysis)

From: Beliefs and attitudes towards participating in genetic research – a population based cross-sectional study

Variable

 

Odds of answering “YES” to Question 7

95% Confidence Intervals

Age (years)

18-39

0.68

0.44-1.05

 

40-59

0.75

0.53-1.05

 

60+

Ref

 

Gender

Male vs. Female

0.86

0.64-1.15

Ethnicity

White vs. Other

1.02

0.74-1.41

Education Level

≤ HS Diploma

1.03

0.69-1.54

 

≤ College Diploma

1.27

0.92-1.74

 

Graduate Degree

Ref

 

Marital Status

Married vs. Single/Divorced/ Separated/Widowed

0.85

0.61-1.18

Being a parent

Yes vs. No

1.05

0.71-1.54

Major Illness in 1 st Degree Relative

Yes vs. No/don’t know

0.82

0.62-1.09

Blood Donation

Yes/Tried vs. No

0.79

0.60-1.05

Religion

Yes vs. No

0.78

0.62-1.53