Hello all
Some of you may have read in yesterday's Nature Vol. 405 p.5 a short report
on the fourth Eurobarometer survey, which has been mapping European public
opinion in the biosciences every 3 years since 1991. Here's a small extract
taken from the original press release available from
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/press/2000/pr2704en-ann2.html
EUROBAROMETER 2000 SUMMARY REPORT
INTRODUCTION
Key findings from the fourth Eurobarometer survey demonstrate a significant
decrease in public trust towards all sources of biotechnology information.
In particular trust in environmental protection organisations has declined
by 10 % since 1996 and 16 % since their peak in 1993; consumer organisations
remain the most trusted source, seen as trustworthy by over half the
population, just ahead of the medical profession.
Eurobarometer 52.1 sampled responses, in the form of an opinion poll, from
approximately 16,000 persons, averaging 1000 from each of the 15 Member
States. It provides a useful gauge on both current public opinion, and how
this has changed when compared to the previous surveys of 1991, 1993, and
1996. The 1999 survey was the most detailed yet. The main conclusions,
comparisons with previous surveys and the differences between Member States
are detailed below.
Karen John-Pierre
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