Out of 100 people, 35% of the participants strongly approved with embryonic stem cell research. 25% approved of the research and experimentation of embryonic stem cells. 20% of the participants in the study were neutral towards embryonic stem cell research. 6% disapproved and 6% strongly disapproved of the research on embryonic stem cells. Overall, 60% of the population approved of the research, and only 12% disapproved. This general information is further broken down and analyzed to show different trends in people’s …show more content…
Participants included their highest level of education in their questionnaire. Education was analyzed to see if there was a difference among the levels. Approval of embryonic stem cell research decreases as people have more college education. People who graduated with their associate’s degree have an 88% approval rate of embryonic stem cell research. No one in the study, with his or her associate’s degree, opposed embryonic stem cell research. 79% of people with their Bachelor’s degree approved of embryonic stem cell research, with 9% opposing it. 78% of people with their Graduate’s degree approved of embryonic stem cell research; 22% opposed it. Even though it was a slight decrease, it was a trend throughout the research study. Most participants in high school believed they did not have a strong viewpoint on the subject. Over 70% of students in high school were neutral on embryonic stem cell