Wednesday 04 June 2008
This report presents the findings of a survey on public attitudes towards animal experimentation. Overall, British adults are fairly positive about the way animal experimentation is regulated. Two-thirds trust the inspectors of animal facilities to uncover any misconduct that may be occurring. The research was conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Ipsos MORI has been conducting research among the general public on the subject of animal experimentation since 1999. In previous years the work has been carried out on behalf of the Medical Research Council (in 1999), New Scientist magazine (in 1999), the Coalition for Medical Progress (in 2002 and 2005), and the Department of Trade and Industry (in 2006).
Technical details
The research was conducted by Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). A nationally representative quota sample of 944 adults aged 15 and over was interviewed throughout Great Britain in 183 constituency-based sampling points. Interviews were conducted face-to-face in respondents' homes, using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) between 29 November - 7 December 2007. The data have been weighted by gender, age, location, and social class, to reflect the known population profile of Great Britain.
Client Contacts
- Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Related Reading
See also Proceedings of the Royal Institution Volume 71, Oxford University Press December 2001, pp97-160, "Science and Society: what scientists and the public can learn from each other", Robert M Worcester.