This 2013 survey shows the public opinion on selected fields of science and their risk/benefit evaluation as perceived in the United Kingdom in 2013. The medical field was felt to be generally worthwhile with majorities of the surveyed saying the benefits of the vaccination of people against diseases, clinical trials and stem cell research outweighed the risks.
Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2014). Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/
Ipsos. "Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013." Chart. March 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/
Ipsos. (2014). Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/
Ipsos. "Public Opinion on The Risk to Benefit Ratio of Certain Scientific Fields in The United Kingdom in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/
Ipsos, Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of certain scientific fields in the United Kingdom in 2013 [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/317990/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-fields-risks-benefits/
