Likelihood for using genetic testing U.S. 2018| Statista

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who were likely to use genetic testing in the future to determine their risk for cancer as of 2018, by type of test. According to the data, 35 percent of respondents were not likely at all to use commercially available genetic testing at that time.

Percentage of U.S. adults that were likely to use genetic testing to determine cancer risk in the future as of 2018, by type

Characteristic	Not likely at all	Not very likely	Somewhat likely	Very likely
Genetic testing ordered by a doctor or genetic specialist	29%	32%	28%	12%
Commercially available genetic/DNA/genealogy test	35%	29%	25%	11%

0%25%50%75%100%125%

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 10 to August 10, 2018

Number of respondents

4,038 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How likely are you to have a genetic/DNA test ordered/preformed by each of the following in the future to determine your risk for certain types of cancer? "

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