Table 4.
Expected consequences of medical genetic developments in the next 10–15 years (N = 1627)
| Item | Answer (Range: 1 = very unlikely to 5 = very likely) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| It will be common to have a genetic test. | 66 (4.1) | 163 (10) | 576 (35.4) | 419 (25.8) | 403 (24.8) |
| We will all get a genetic passport. | 164 (10.1) | 280 (17.2) | 593 (36.4) | 304 (18.7) | 286 (17.6) |
| Our genetic information will be stored in computers (databanks). | 133 (8.2) | 243 (14.9) | 523 (32.1) | 369 (22.7) | 359 (22.1) |
| All children will be tested at young age to find out what disease they get at later age. | 113 (6.9) | 233 (14.3) | 544 (33.4) | 376 (23.1) | 361 (22.2) |
| Future employees will have to do a genetic test before they are hired. | 347 (21.3) | 373 (22.9) | 479 (29.4) | 226 (13.9) | 202 (12.4) |
| There will be a dichotomy in our society: people with a ‘good’ and people with a ‘bad’ genetic predisposition. | 314 (19.3) | 357 (21.9) | 575 (35.3) | 224 (13.8) | 157 (9.6) |
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Insurance companies will ask for a genetic test before the height of the premium is set. |
272 (16.7) | 317 (19.5) | 546 (33.6) | 262 (16.1) | 230 (14.1) |