Question(applies to those who have been diagnosed with a medical condition):

Response categories:

1. Unlimited
2. A lot
3. Moderate
4. Some
5. None

1. [Alexandra] is diagnosed with diabetes. Her doctor makes a note of the diagnosis in his own patient database.
2. [Margareta] is diagnosed with diabetes. Her doctor makes a note of the diagnosis to the insurance company, which uses the information to calculate reimbursements and then discards the diagnosis.
3. [Gerard] is diagnosed with diabetes. His doctor makes a note of the diagnosis to the insurance company, which uses the information to calculate reimbursements and then adds it to an internal database of all medical histories of its clients.
4. [Bobbie] is diagnosed with diabetes. His doctor makes a note of the diagnosis in the university hospital database. This information is available to university researchers, and [Bobbie] receives several solicitations for participation in a diabetes study by the university's public health school.
5. [Danny] is diagnosed with diabetes. His doctor makes a note of the diagnosis in the hospital database. The hospital then enters into a joint venture with multinational drug company, and [Danny] receives numerous sample diabetes drugs via mail from that company.
6. [Joanna] is diagnosed with diabetes. Her doctor makes a note of the diagnosis in the hospital database. The database is hacked and the information is posted online. A software company extracts the information and sells the database on CD to pharmaceutical companies.