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(I'm going to mention some areas of government spending where some groups are seeking dramatic changes or complete elimination. Please tell me whether you think the action would result in savings to the federal deficit that would be very large, fairly large, fairly small, or would make little difference at all.)...Significantly cut federal funding for medical and scientific research
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|Fairly large (21%)|Fairly small (33%)|Little difference (28%)|Not sure (4%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Bloomberg Poll, [Mar, 2011]
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(I'm going to mention these areas (of government spending) again (where some groups are seeking dramatic changes or complete elimination). This time, please tell me if you would favor or oppose substantial changes to the program.)...Significantly cut federal funding for medical and scientific research
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|Oppose (72%)|Not sure (2%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Bloomberg Poll, [Mar, 2011]
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(Let me read you a number of programs that could be cut significantly as a way to reduce the current federal budget deficit. For each one, please tell me if you think significantly cutting the funding for this program is totally acceptable, mostly acceptable, mostly unacceptable, or totally unacceptable as a way to help reduce the federal deficit.)...Scientific and medical research
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Note: Asked of Form B half sample
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, [Feb, 2011]
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Do you approve or disapprove of medical research using embryonic stem cells?
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|Disapprove (30%)|Don't know/No answer (11%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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CBS News Poll, [Dec, 2010]
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On the whole, how much do you favor or oppose medical research that uses stem cells from human embryos--do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
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|Somewhat favor (35%)|Somewhat oppose (14%)|Strongly oppose (17%)|Don't know/Refused (8%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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VCU Life Sciences Survey, [May, 2010]
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Do you favor or oppose medical research that uses stem cells from sources that do not involve human embryos? Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
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Note: Asked of Form 1 half sample
VCU Life Sciences Survey, [May, 2010]
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Should federal spending on medical research using embryonic stem cells be increased, decreased, or kept about the same?
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CBS News Poll, [Dec, 2010]
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Do you think the federal government should or should not fund research that would use newly created stem cells obtained from human embryos?
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|Should not fund (41%)|No opinion (4%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll, [Sep, 2010]
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(How much if anything, have you heard about each of the following? Have you heard a lot, a little or nothing at all?)...A federal judge's ruling blocking the expansion of stem cell research using federal funds
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|A little (36%)|Nothing at all (49%)|Don't know/Refused (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll, [Aug, 2010]
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(Now I'd like to read you a list of industries. After I read each one, please tell me how important you think this industry is to creating economic growth in the US (United States) over the next 5-10 years.)...Biotechnology...Would you say it is extremely important, very important, somewhat important or not too important?
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|Very important (44%)|Somewhat important (18%)|Not too important (3%)|Don't know/Refused (3%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll, [Nov, 2010]
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If you wanted to learn about scientific issues such as global warming or biotechnology, where would you get information--newspapers, magazines, the Internet, books or other printed materials, TV (television), radio, government agencies, family, friends, colleagues, or some other source?
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General Social Survey 2010, [Mar, 2010]
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If you wanted to learn about scientific issues such as global warming or biotechnology, where would you get information--printed newspapers, online newspapers, printed magazines, online magazines, other places on the Internet, books or other printed materials, TV (television), radio, family, friends, colleagues, or some other source?
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General Social Survey 2010, [Mar, 2010]
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Here are some specific proposals concerning the treatment of animals. For each one, please say whether you strongly support this proposal, somewhat support it, somewhat oppose it, or strongly oppose this proposal. How about...banning all medical research on laboratory animals?
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|Somewhat support (22%)|Somewhat oppose (31%)|Strongly oppose (33%)|No opinion (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Gallup Poll, [May, 2008]
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Scientists should be allowed to do research that causes pain and injury to animals like dogs and chimpanzees if it produces new information about human health problems. Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree?
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|Agree (32%)|Disagree (36%)|Strongly disagree (22%)|Don't know (4%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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General Social Survey 2008, [Apr, 2008]
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In general, do you favor or oppose using animals in medical research--strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
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|Somewhat favor (41%)|Somewhat oppose (18%)|Strongly oppose (17%)|Don't know/Refused (3%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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VCU Life Sciences Survey, [Nov, 2007]
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(Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.) How about...cloning humans?
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Gallup Poll, [May, 2011]
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The technology now exists to clone or genetically alter animals. How much do you favor or oppose allowing the same thing to be done in humans? Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
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VCU Life Sciences Survey, [May, 2010]
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How much do you favor or oppose using human cloning technology if it is used only to help medical research develop new treatments for disease? Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose?
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|Somewhat favor (30%)|Somewhat oppose (14%)|Strongly oppose (26%)|Don't know/Refused (5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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VCU Life Sciences Survey, [May, 2010]
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(Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.) How about...cloning animals?
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Gallup Poll, [May, 2011]
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(Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.) How about...cloning animals?
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Gallup Poll, [May, 2010]
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(Now I'm going to read you a list of things that may or may not happen in the next 40 years. Please tell me how likely you think it is that each will happen.) How likely do you think it is that...scientists will bring back an extinct animal species by cloning it...do you think this will definitely happen, will probably happen, will probably not happen, or will definitely not happen?
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political and Future Survey, [Apr, 2010]
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In the past month have you heard or read anything about the goal of...spending more for medical research on cancer, HIV/AIDS, and heart disease in your community?
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Public Health Survey, [Apr, 2001]
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(I am going to read a list of specific issues. On a scale of 1-10, please tell me how important each issue was in determining how you voted for President (2004), with 1 being not important at all and 10 being extremely important.)...Stem cell research
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Sample: National registered voters who voted in the 2004 Presidential election
New Models National Brand Poll, [Nov, 2004]
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(If you had your say in making up the federal budget, would you increase spending for the following types of medical research, decrease spending, or keep spending at about the same level?)... Research on heart disease
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|Decrease (5%)|Keep same (46%)|Don't know/Refused (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll, [Jul, 1995]
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answered a-excellent when asked "(Using a grading scale like they do in schools--where A is excellent, B is good, C is fair, D is poor and F is failing, how would you grade the performance of the federal government in each of the following areas?)...Increasing research to find new cures and treatments for major disease threats"
Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Americans' Health Agenda Survey, [Sep, 2011]
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