Poll: Send in the Clones?

Friday, February 15, 2002

Polling was conducted by telephone February 12-13, 2002 in the evenings. The sample is 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of ± 3 percentage points.

1. As you may know, scientists have made advances in cloning, where they can reproduce a whole animal from a single cell. Do you think it is acceptable to use cloning to:

 AcceptableNot acceptable(DK)
Reintroduce extinct species?   
12-13 Feb 0220%728
18-19 Apr 0123%698
21-22 Jan 9819%738
5-6 Mar 9719%7011
Reproduce endangered species?   
12-13 Feb 0229%647
18-19 Apr 0132%617
21-22 Jan 9828%657
5-6 Mar 9731%609
Reproduce livestock?   
12-13 Feb 0223%716
18-19 Apr 0127%667
21-22 Jan 9825%678
5-6 Mar 9728%6210
Reproduce a beloved pet such as a dog or cat?   
12-13 Feb 0212%844
18-19 Apr 0116%795
Reproduce humans?   
12-13 Feb 027%894
18-19 Apr 016%904
21-22 Jan 986%895
5-6 Mar 975%896

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2. Do you own a dog or a cat as a pet?

1. Yes56%
2. No44
3. (Not sure)-

3. (If yes) If a company announced that a perfect copy of your pet could be made when the pet got old or died, would you order a copy or not?

1. Yes6%
2. No92
3. (Not sure)2

4. How likely do you think it is that somewhere in the world a human has already been secretly cloned?

 12-13 Feb 0218-19 Apr 01
1. Very likely30%29%
2. Somewhat likely2631
3. Not very likely2018
4. Not at all likely1817
5. (Not sure)65

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