Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide Americans
Submitted on May 29, 2010 (Original item from May 2010)
Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics | Animal Advocacy | Animal Welfare or Living Conditions | Biotechnology | Fur or Fur Trim | Pharmaceutical, Medical or Biomedical Research
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Short Description:
Gallup's annual "Values and Beliefs" assessment of the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies found that 59% of U.S. adults believe it's morally acceptable to test on animals, 31% accept cloning animals, and 60% accept buying and wearing animal fur. Animal issues covered in the survey show the strongest differences by gender, with women being more supportive of animal protection than men.
Abstract:
Specific survey data related to animal issues include (% Morally Acceptable/% Morally Wrong):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (60%/35%)
- Medical testing on animals (59%/34%)
- Cloning animals (31%/63%)
Moral acceptance by political party (Democrats/Independents/Republican):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (54%/61%/67%)
- Medical testing on animals (58%/57%/62%)
- Cloning animals (34%/32%/27%)
Moral acceptance by gender (men/women):
- Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (73%/48%)
- Medical testing on animals (69%/49%)
- Cloning animals (13%/4%)
Spot Check Number:
1382
Sponsor:
Gallup
Animal Type:
Farm Animals, Research Animals, Mink, Wildlife
Record Type:
Survey Summary
Research Method:
Telephone Survey
Geographic Region:
United States National
Number of Participants:
1,029
Population Descriptors:
U.S. Adults
Year Conducted:
May 2010
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