This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that felt certain aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018. According to the data, 57 percent of respondents felt that genetic testing's ability to predict whether a person might develop a certain disease was "somewhat reliable" at that time.
Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018
Characteristic
Extremely reliable
Very reliable
Somewhat reliable
Not very reliable
Not at all reliable
Diagnosing certain diseases or conditions
7%
35%
49%
5%
2%
Identifying where a person's ancestors came from
11%
33%
46%
8%
2%
Predicting whether a person might pass the risk of certain diseases or conditions to their children
7%
31%
53%
6%
2%
Determining treatment for certain diseases or conditions
4%
30%
55%
8%
2%
Predicting whether a person might develop certain diseases or conditions
Original question: "As you may know, scientists have developed tests that can use the DNA sequence of a person’s genes to help predict whether an individual, or their future children, might develop certain diseases, as well as to diagnose whether they have certain diseases. Similar tests can also be used to identify where a person’s ancestors came from. How reliable would you say these genetic or DNA tests are at the following?...)"
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AP-NORC. (June 13, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018." Chart. June 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Felt Select Aspects of Genetic Testing Were or Were Not Reliable as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/
AP-NORC, Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that felt select aspects of genetic testing were or were not reliable as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, June 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915360/reliability-of-genetic-testing-opinions-us-adults/
