Interest in genetic testing for incurable diseases among U.S. adults in 2018

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that would or would not be interested in having genetic testing for an incurable disease as of 2018. According to the data, 39 percent of respondents would not be interested in knowing if they had a gene associated with an incurable disease.

Percentage of U.S. adults that would be interested in knowing if they had a gene associated with an incurable disease as of 2018

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Release date

June 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 13 to 18, 2018

Number of respondents

1,109 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Would you want to know if you carried a gene associated with an incurable disease, or would you rather not know?"

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