Australia: Reproductive cloning
By Biotechnology Australia,
Eureka Strategic Research
| 01. 01. 2005
Are these technologies likely to improve our way of life in the future, have no effect or make things worse?
| |
Improve our way of life in the future |
Have no effect |
Make things worse |
Don't know |
| Cloning |
19 |
10 |
58 |
13 |
Perceived usefulness
| |
Yes |
No |
Don't know |
| Cloning humans |
18 |
78 |
4 |
Perceived risk
| |
Yes |
No |
Don't know |
| Cloning humans |
90 |
8 |
2 |
Acceptability
| |
Yes |
No |
Don't know |
| Cloning humans |
11 |
86 |
3 |
- Survey population: 1,067 Australians between 18 and 75 years of age.
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