Table 3.
The moral worries related to genetic testing: descriptive statistics and correlations (N = 1627)
| Item | Answer (Range: 1 = totally disagree to 5 = totally agree) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Genetic testing is tampering with nature. | 458 (28.1) | 380 (23.4) | 483 (29.7) | 167 (10.3) | 139 (8.5) | |||
| Genetic testing does more good than harm. | 374 (23) | 368 (22.6) | 544 (33.4) | 205 (12.6) | 136 (8.4%) | |||
| Pregnancy termination for a genetic disorder is unacceptable. | 360 (22.1) | 265 (16.3) | 516 (31.7) | 211 (13) | 275 (16.9) | |||
| The use of genetic tests is discriminating. | 640 (39.3) | 386 (23.7) | 427 (26.2) | 108 (6.6) | 66 (4.1) | |||
| Zero-order correlations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1. Moral worries (overall score) | 1 | |||||||
| 2. Impartial beneficence | .166** | 1 | ||||||
| 3. Instrumental harm | .202** | .745** | 1 | |||||
| 4. Religiosity | .246** | .226** | .086** | 1 | ||||
| 5. Morality | −.101** | .138** | .036 | .278** | 1 | |||
| 6. Age | .047 | −.108** | −.062* | .040 | .033 | 1 | ||
| 7. No. of children | .090** | −.038 | −.010 | .095** | .043 | .723** | 1 | |
| 8. Experiences | −.025 | .010 | .029 | −.020 | .014 | .065** | .097** | 1 |
*p < .05; **p < .001