This statistic shows the results of a survey into consumer preferences for the use of personal genetic profile data in Australia in 2018. During the period considered, 65 percent of respondents said they would allow their doctor to use a tool that analyzes genetic data for potential health risks.
Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018
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Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018
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Original question: If you had your genetic profile available to you would you...
...allow your doctor to use a tool that analyzes genetic data it for health risks?
...add your genetic profile to your electronic health record?
...allow a university or public research agency to use it anonymously for research purposes?
...submit it anonymously to a publicly accessible online database for research purposes?
...allow an app or online service (provided by a technology company) to have access and analyze the data for health risks?
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Accenture. (August 14, 2018). Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/
Accenture. "Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018." Chart. August 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/
Accenture. (2018). Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/
Accenture. "Consumer Acceptance for The Usage of Personal Genetic Profile Data for Various Purposes in Australia in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/
Accenture, Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Consumer acceptance for the usage of personal genetic profile data for various purposes in Australia in 2018 [Graph], Accenture, August 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/985198/australia-preferred-use-of-genetic-profile-data/
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