This 2013 survey shows the share of adults in the United Kingdom that agreed that science's benefits outweigh its possible harmful effects. The results from 1988 to 2013 displayed. While the rate remained at around 45 percent until the turn of the millennium, after that an increasing trend can be seen. Since then a majority of the respondents agreed that the benefits of science were greater than any harmful effects.
Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013*
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2014). Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/
Ipsos. "Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013*." Chart. March 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/
Ipsos. (2014). Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/
Ipsos. "Share of Adults Agreeing That The Benefits of Science Are Greater than Any Harmful Effects in The United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/
Ipsos, Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2013* [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317943/united-kingdom-uk-survey-positive-attitudes-science-benefits/
