Opinion on researchers studying illegal psychedelic substances U.S. by gender 2017

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials to investigate their potential medicinal benefits as of 2017, by gender. According to the survey, 59 percent of male respondents supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trails.

Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Support	59%	47%
Oppose	20%	21%
Dont know	21%	32%

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2017

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

June 2 to 5, 2017

Number of respondents

1,125 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. adults

Supplementary notes

Original question: In general, do you support or oppose researchers being allowed to study illegal psychedelic substances (e.g., mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, etc.) in medical trials to investigate their potential medicinal benefits, despite their illegal status?

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