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.

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