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How well medical researcher's understand stem cells

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1059. Here is another public issue: research that uses human embryonic stem cells. These are cells from human embryos that can develop into many different types of tissue. Some say that cells taken from human embryos are uniquely valuable in medical research. Others say that the same discoveries can be made without destroying living embryos. Please look at Card B6. (On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at All"), how well do the following groups understand stem cell research? a. Medical researchers

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap234don't knowno answernot at allvery wellnot available in this yearTotal
19721613--------1613
19731504--------1504
19741484--------1484
19751490--------1490
19761499--------1499
19771530--------1530
19781532--------1532
19801468--------1468
19821860--------1860
19831599--------1599
19841473--------1473
19851534--------1534
19861470--------1470
19871819--------1819
19881481--------1481
19891537--------1537
19901372--------1372
19911517--------1517
19931606--------1606
19942992--------2992
19962904--------2904
19982832--------2832
20002817--------2817
20022765--------2765
20042812--------2812
200635822331382053328453-4510
20082023--------2023
20101569123631428411232-2044
20121974--------1974
20142538--------2538
20162867--------2867
20182348--------2348
20214032--------4032
2022--------35443544
2024--------33093309
Total674433562013481739685685375699

Values

  • 1 very well

  • 5 not at all

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook