This 2013 survey shows the public opinion on the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom. The use of laboratory animals and the like was perceived as more of a risk than something beneficial by almost a third of the respondents, whereas nearly half of the surveyed said that the benefits outweighed the risks of this field of study.
Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2014). Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/
Ipsos. "Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013." Chart. March 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/
Ipsos. (2014). Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/
Ipsos. "Public Opinion on The Risk to Benefit Ratio of The Use of Animals in Research in The United Kingdom in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/
Ipsos, Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Public opinion on the risk to benefit ratio of the use of animals in research in the United Kingdom in 2013 [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317995/united-kingdom-uk-survey-animals-in-research-science-public-opinion/