Wilson Research
Strategies Poll
500 randomly-selected frequent voters
4.4% margin of error
Conducted September 18-20, 2006
The issue of human embryonic
stem cell research is being debated at both the national and state levels.
Embryonic stem cell research requires live embryos to be destroyed in their
first week of development to obtain the stem cells. Do you support or oppose
using tax dollars to fund stem cell research that requires destruction of
embryos?
PROBE: Strongly/ Somewhat
| Combo
support |
39% |
| 1.
Strongly support |
20% |
| 2.
Somewhat support |
19% |
| 3.
Somewhat oppose |
14% |
| 4.
Strongly oppose |
42% |
| Combo
oppose |
56% |
| 5.
DK/Refused DNR |
5% |
Currently
there are several scientifically proven methods to obtain stem cells that
do not require the destruction of embryos. Adult stem cells are obtained
without harm to the donor from non-embryonic sources such as adult tissues,
umbilical cord blood, and placental blood. Do you support or oppose using
tax dollars to fund stem cell research that uses adult stem cells?
PROBE: Strongly/ Somewhat
| Combo
support |
59% |
| 1.
Strongly support |
34% |
| 2.
Somewhat support |
25% |
| 3.
Somewhat oppose |
9% |
| 4.
Strongly oppose |
29% |
| Combo
oppose |
38% |
| 5.
DK/Refused DNR |
3% |
Knowing that research
using embryonic stem cells requires the destruction of human embryos and
research using adult stem cells does not destroy human embryos, how would
you prefer that your tax dollars be used for stem cell research?
READ AND ROTATE
1. Pursue all
methods including embryonic stem cell research
to see what will be most successful |
21% |
2. Pursue only
methods such as adult stem cell research
that do not involve the destruction of human embryos |
48% |
| 3. Other DNR |
21% |
| 4. DK/Refused
DNR |
10% |
Would you be more or less
likely to vote for a candidate who supports using tax dollars to fund stem
cell research that requires destruction of embryos?
| Combo
more likely |
22% |
| 1.
Much more likely |
9% |
| 2.
Somewhat likely |
13% |
| 3.
Somewhat less likely |
15% |
| 4.
Much less likely |
46% |
| Combo
less likely |
61% |
| 5.
No difference |
13% |
| 6.
DK/Refused DNR |
4%
|
Would you be more or less
likely to vote for a candidate who supports using tax dollars to fund only
adult stem cell research?
Combo more likely
...........................................................................
46%
1. Much more likely ....................................... ....................................
23%
2. Somewhat likely .............................................................................
23%
3. Somewhat less likely ........................................................................
9%
4. Much less likely ..............................................................................
27%
Combo less likely .............................................................................
36%
5. No difference ..................................................................................
15%
6. DK/Refused DNR .............................................................................
3%
Human cloning, also known
as somatic cell nuclear transfer, is a process for creating an embryonic
human being with the same genetic code as the donor who provides the cell
from which the clone is made.
In your opinion, should
human cloning be banned?
1. Yes ............................................................................................
71%
2. No ..............................................................................................
23%
3. DK/Refused DNR .........................................................................
6%
In your opinion, should
women be permitted to carry and give birth to human clones?
1. Yes .............................................................................................
11%
2. No ..............................................................................................
80%
3. DK/Refused DNR ..........................................................................
9%
Do you support or oppose
allowing scientists to use cloning to create human embryos that would be
destroyed for stem cell research?
PROBE: Probably/Definitely
Combo support
..............................................................................
24%
1. Definitely support ..........................................................................
8%
2. Probably support .........................................................................
16%
3. Probably oppose .........................................................................
13%
4. Definitely oppose .........................................................................
54%
Combo oppose ...............................................................................
67%
5. DK/Refused DNR ...........................................................................
9%
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