Module: Attitudes to Genetics Research

This page lists the questions asked within the Attitudes to Genetics Research module, and for which years. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year. Publications and further information on Genetics Research can be found on the Genetics Research Resources page.

TRGENJOU: Trust journalists on national newspapers re research into human genes? 1999

TRGENGVM: Trust government health ministers re research into human genes? 1999

TRGENUNI: Trust scientists in universities re research into human genes? 1999

TRGENGVS: Trust government scientists re research into human genes? 1999

TRGENCOM: Trust scientists working for drug or pharmaceutical companies re research into human genes? 1999

TRGENCHA: Trust scientists working for health research charities re research into human genes? 1999

GENREFIN: Should insurance companies use genetic tests to accept or refuse people for life insurance policies? 1999

GENCHGIN: Should insurance companies use genetic tests in deciding cost of life insurance policies? 1999

GENEMPL: Has an employer the right to see results of genetic tests of job applicant 1999

GENTAKET: Has an employer the right to make job applicants take a genetic test? 1999

GENPROMO: Has an employer the right to use genetic test results when considering employees' promotion? 1999

PREGTEST: Should there be genetic tests on babies in the womb? 1999

ABMENTAL: Legal abortion right if child has serious mental disability? 1999

ABPHYS: Legal abortion right if child has serious physical disability? 1999

ABDIE: Legal abortion right if child will die in twenties or thirties? 1999

ABSHORT: Legal abortion right if child never grow taller than eight year old? 1999

GENHEIGH: What decides a person's height? 1999

GENCLEVE: What decides a person's intelligence? 1999

GENGAY: What decides being gay or lesbian? 1999

GENHEART: What decides a person's chances of getting heart disease? 1999

GENCANC: What decides a person's chances of getting breast cancer? 1999

GENVIOL: What decides a person's chances of being aggressive or violent? 1999

GENFAT: What decides being very overweight? 1999

GENEYES: What decides the colour of a person's eyes? 1999

CHGHEIGH: Change genes to make a person taller or shorter? 1999

CHGCLEVE: Change genes to make more intelligent? 1999

CHGGAY: Change genes to make gay or lesbian? 1999

CHGSTRAI: Change genes to make a person straight? 1999

CHGHEART: Change genes to reduce chance of getting heart disease? 1999

CHGCANC: Change genes to reduce chances of getting breast cancer? 1999

CHGVIOL: Change genes to make less aggressive or violent? 1999

CHGFAT: Change genes to make of average weight? 1999

CHGSEX: Change genes to determine the sex of an unborn baby? 1999

GENFAMIL: Ever been advised of a serious genetic condition in your family? 1999

GENCARE: Ever helped care for someone born with a serious genetic condition? 1999

GMFDSAFE: How safe do you think genetically modified foods are to eat? 1999

GMFDQUAL: Is GM food progress as it means better quality food? 1999

GMFDBAN: Ban GM food until effects on health fully known? 1999

GENSCITR: Should scientists be trusted to decide what genetic research to do? 1999

GENGOCVN: Should genetic scientists be free from government controls? 1999

GENRESCH: Should there be research into human genes? 1999

GENNOCHD: Should people at risk of having a child with serious a genetic disorder start a family? 1999

GENHARM: Will research into human genes do more harm than good? 1999

GENHOPE: How worried are you about discoveries into human genes? 1999

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