Challenges in recruiting African-American women for a breast cancer genetics study

Table 1 Demographics

	Enrolled (n = 174)		Not Enrolled (n = 791)		Total (n = 965)
	PH^a (n = 65)	FH^b (n = 109)	PH (n = 231)	FH (n = 560)
Education
Less than high school graduate	1	3	19	42	65
High school graduate or GED	11	12	52	128	203
Some college or technical school	23	30	92	170	315
College or post-college graduate	30	64	68	220	382
Location^c
Rural	13	14	43	128	198
Urban	52	95	188	431	766
Unknown	0	0	0	1	1
Age at attempted contact 2015 (years)
Mean	61.5	53.2	60	53.9	55.8
Range	32–88	25–79	33–91	25–86	25–91

^aPersonal history of breast cancer
^bFamily history is defined as having at least one first degree relative with breast cancer
^cRural or urban as defined by the US Census 2010

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