stem cell opinion poll activity 5.1. stem cells when looking at the opinion polls remember to look...
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Stem Cell Opinion Poll
Activity 5.1
STEM CELLS
When looking at the opinion polls remember to look at the date and the number of people surveyed
POLLS FROM AUSTRALIA
“Using stem cells to conduct medical
research and treat disease is acceptable?"
Biotechnology Australia – Community Attitudes to Biotechnology. 2007.
Yes No Don’t know
92% 5% 3%
“Do you approve of the extraction of stem cells
from human embryos for medical research?"
Ray Morgan Poll. 2006.
Yes No Don’t know
82% 13% 5%
“Do you approve of the use of excess donated embryos
from IVF treatment for stem cell research?"
Health and medical opinion research poll. 2006.
Yes No
74% 26%
“Do you approve of therapeutic cloning for
health and medical research?"
Health and medical opinion research poll. 2006.
Yes No
60% 40%
June 2007
Community Attitudes to Biotechnology Report on Overall Perceptions of Biotechnology and GeneralApplications, prepared by Eureka Strategic Research, June 2007
POLLS FROM THE USA
"Do you support or oppose embryonic
stem cell research?“ (US)
Accessed at PollingReport.com ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 16-19, 2007. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Support Oppose Unsure
61% 31% 8%
" Do you support or oppose loosening the current
restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell
research?“ (US poll)
Accessed at PollingReport.com ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 16-19, 2007. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Support Oppose Unsure
55% 38% 7%
" Should the government ease the restrictions on use of federal money to research
embryonic stem cells, or not?"
Accessed at PollingReport.com Associated Press-AOL News Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 19-21, 2006. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
Support Oppose Unsure
56% 41% 3%
Public opinion polls from pre 2005
" Do you approve or disapprove of stem cell research -- that is,
medical research using tissue from human embryos?” 2003 Poll
Accessed at PollingReport.com FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. July 15-16, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Approve Disapprove Not sure
46% 37% 16%
CLONING
" In general, do you think that it is morally acceptable or morally wrong to use human cloning
technology in developing new treatments for disease?" (US
2003)
Accessed at PollingReport.com Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences Survey. Sept. 3-26, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Acceptable Not acceptable
Unsure
36% 53% 11%
" Do you think that cloning that is designed specifically to result in
the birth of a human being should be legal or illegal in the United
States?" (US 2003)
Accessed at PollingReport.com CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 3-5, 2003. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Legal Illegal Unsure
11% 86% 3%
" Do you favour or oppose scientific experimentation on the cloning of human
beings?". US 2002)
Accessed at PollingReport.com Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 25-March 10, 2002. N=2,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.
Favour Opposed Don’t know/ Refused
17% 77% 6%If "Oppose":"Is your objection to research on human cloning based more on the belief that the science is not yet safe enough but could be in the future, or the belief that it is morally wrong?"
Not safe yet 19%Morally wrong 71%Both equally 6%Other 2%Dont know/Refused 1%
" Thinking for a moment about cloning: Do you approve or disapprove of cloning that is designed specifically to result in the birth of a human being?" Form A (N=518, MoE ± 5) (US 2002)
Accessed at PollingReport.com CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 26-27, 2001. Nationwide.
Approve Disapprove No opinion
9% 88% 3%" Thinking for a moment about cloning: Do you approve or
disapprove of cloning that is not designed to specifically result in the birth of a human being, but is designed to aid medical research
that might find treatments for certain diseases?" Form B (N=507, MoE ± 5) (US 2002)
Approve Disapprove No opinion
54% 41% 5%
" As you may know, scientists have made advances in cloning, where they can reproduce a whole animal from a single cell. Do you think it is acceptable to use cloning to
[see below]?" US 2002)
Accessed at PollingReport.com FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 12-13, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Acceptable Not acceptable Unsure
Reproduce endangered species 29 64 7
Reproduce livestock 23 71 6
Reintroduce extinct species 20 72 8
Reproduce a beloved pet such as a dog or cat 12 84 4
Reproduce humans 7 89 4
" How likely do you think it is that somewhere in the world a human has already been secretly cloned?“
(US 2002)
Accessed at PollingReport.com FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 12-13, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
%
Very likely 30
Somewhat likely 26
Not very likely 20
Not at all likely 18
Not sure 6
YesAgree
SupportShould
Approve
NoDisagreeOppose
Should notDo not approve
Don’t knowNo opinion
UnsureNeutral