Should employers give genetic tests

genejob

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Here are some questions about a new scientific technology called "genetic screening." Using genetic screening, it is now possible to tell whether someone has inherited a tendency to develop certain cancers and certain forms of heart disease. These tests do not mean that a person will always develop the disease, but only that he or she may do so, depending on other conditions. A. Should employers have the right to give these genetic tests to people who are applying for a job, or shouldn't they have that right?

Values

[1] should
[2] should not
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	1991

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for genejob.

Counts by year:

year	iap	should	should not	don't know	no answer	Total
1991	-	210	1220	70	17	1517
Total	0	210	1220	70	17	1517