GSS 1972-2022 Cumulative Datafile - Release 2

1058. How much do you favor or oppose requiring car makers to 
make cars and trucks that use less gasoline? Do you strongly 
favor, favor, neither favor nor oppose, oppose, or strongly 
oppose such a requirement?

1059. Here is another public issue: research that uses human 
embryonic stem cells. These are cells from human embryos that 
can develop into many different types of tissue. Some say that 
cells taken from human embryos are uniquely valuable in medical 
research. Others say that the same discoveries can be made 
without destroying living embryos. Please look at Card B6. (On a 
scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at 
All"), how well do the following groups understand stem cell 
research? a. Medical researchers

1059. Here is another public issue: research that uses human 
embryonic stem cells. These are cells from human embryos that 
can develop into many different types of tissue. Some say that 
cells taken from human embryos are uniquely valuable in medical 
research. Others say that the same discoveries can be made 
without destroying living embryos. Please look at Card B6. (On a 
scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at 
All"), how well do the following groups understand stem cell 
research? b. Religious leaders

1059. Here is another public issue: research that uses human 
embryonic stem cells. These are cells from human embryos that 
can develop into many different types of tissue. Some say that 
cells taken from human embryos are uniquely valuable in medical 
research. Others say that the same discoveries can be made 
without destroying living embryos. Please look at Card B6. (On a 
scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at 
All"), how well do the following groups understand stem cell 
research? c. Elected officials

1060. Please look at Card B7. (On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 
means "Near complete agreement" and 5 means "No agreement at 
all") to what extent do medical researchers agree on the 
importance of stem cells for research?

1061. Please look at Card B8. How much influence should each of 
the following groups have in deciding about government funding 
for stem cell research? a. Medical researchers

1061. Please look at Card B8. How much influence should each of 
the following groups have in deciding about government funding 
for stem cell research? b. Religious leaders

1061. Please look at Card B8. How much influence should each of 
the following groups have in deciding about government funding 
for stem cell research? c. Elected officials

1062. Please look at Card B9. When making policy recommendations 
about stem cell research, to what extent do you think the 
following groups would support what is best for the country as a 
whole or what serves their own narrow interests? INSTRUCTION: IF 
ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone might gain 
financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance 
his or her career. a. Medical researchers

1062. Please look at Card B9. When making policy recommendations 
about stem cell research, to what extent do you think the 
following groups would support what is best for the country as a 
whole or what serves their own narrow interests? INSTRUCTION: IF 
ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone might gain 
financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance 
his or her career. b. Religious leaders