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B. How much would you say you have heard or read about genetic testing?
Heard or read about genetic testing · Asked in 3 waves, 1996–2018 · 4,463 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | A great deal | Something but not very much | Nothing at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 12% | 59% | 29% | 1180 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,180 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 2,810 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 473 |
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| Protestant | 10% | 62% | 28% | 589 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 7% | 54% | 39% | 236 | ±8 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 16 | ±26 |
| Other faith † | 20% | 62% | 17% | 44 | ±17 |
| None | 17% | 59% | 24% | 283 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2018 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.