America: Cloning
By Pew Research Center for the People & the Press,
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
| 03. 05. 2001
Now I am going to read you a list of some programs and proposals that are being discussed in this country today. For each one, please tell me whether you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose it.
| |
Strongly favor |
Favor |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don't know |
| Allowing unrestricted scientific research related to human cloning |
2 |
11 |
33 |
48 |
6 |
| - white mainline protestant |
10 |
84 |
|
| - white evangelical protestant |
9 |
88 |
|
| - catholic |
15 |
80 |
|
| - black mainline protestant |
11 |
83 |
|
| - black evangelical protestant |
9 |
83 |
|
| - secular |
26 |
71 |
|
- Conducted March 5-18, 2001
- 2,041 Americans
- Margin of error 2.5%
- Source: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 2001 Religion and Public Life Survey, http://people-press.org/reports/questionnaires/15.pdf
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