In 2019, 73 percent of Canadian adults surveyed indicated that it would be acceptable to use embryonic gene editing to cure a life-threatening genetic disease. In comparison, 9 percent stated that genetic embryonic gene editing would be acceptable to give the child preferred physical characteristics. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in Canada in 2019 who believed that using embryonic gene editing would be acceptable for select purposes.
Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019
Characteristic
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Not sure/can't say
To cure a life-threatening genetic disease
73%
13%
14%
To give the child immunity to specific (non-genetic) disease(s)
51%
26%
23%
To cure a genetic disease that isn't life-threatening
47%
29%
24%
To give the child a higher IQ
17%
67%
16%
To give the child preferred physical characteristics
Original question: Consider the following scenarios. For each,
indicate if you think it would be acceptable or
unacceptable to use embryonic gene editing
for the stated purpose.
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Angus Reid Institute. (April 30, 2019). Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/
Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/
Angus Reid Institute. (2019). Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/
Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of Canadian Adults Who Thought Embryonic Gene Editing Was Acceptable for Select Purposes as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/
Angus Reid Institute, Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian adults who thought embryonic gene editing was acceptable for select purposes as of 2019 [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069787/percent-of-candians-think-embryonic-gene-editing-acceptable/
