Trends in U.S. Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing, 1990-2004
Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Date Written: Fall 2008
Abstract
This research note examines changes in beliefs and attitudes over a 14-year period, from 1990, when the revolution in genomic science was just beginning, to 2004, the most recent time point for which data are available. The analysis makes clear that there is no simple causal path from changes in technology to changes in values and beliefs, at least over the period of time during which we have been able to track this process. At the same time, claimed awareness about the new technology is slowly and gradually diffusing throughout the society.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Singer, Eleanor and Couper, Mick P. and Raghunathan, Trivellore and Van Hoewyk, John and Antonucci, Toni C., Trends in U.S. Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing, 1990-2004 (Fall 2008). Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 72, Issue 3, pp. 446-458, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1455041 or http://dx.doi.org/nfn033
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