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Recently, there has been controversy over whether the government should provide any funds at all for scientific research that uses "stem cells" taken from human embryos. Would you say the government…
Government funding of stem cell research · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2010 · 1,403 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Definitely should fund such research | Probably should fund such research | Probably should not fund such research | Definitely should not fund such research | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 475 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 928 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 32% |
| 43% |
| 15% |
| 10% |
| 928 |
| ±4 |
| Urban | 34% | 49% | 10% | 7% | 264 | ±7 |
| Suburban | 36% | 38% | 16% | 11% | 424 | ±6 |
| Rural | 23% | 45% | 19% | 13% | 240 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2006 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.