tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post4531102677174296622..comments2023-08-16T12:44:15.891-05:00Comments on Primate Freedom: This is Jeopardy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-91549227970034691512011-04-14T11:43:44.998-05:002011-04-14T11:43:44.998-05:00"[Pro-vivisection lobbyist group Foundation f..."[Pro-vivisection lobbyist group Foundation for Biomedical Research] found "a surprisingly concerning drop in public support" for animal research from the 1990s, when it was over 70 percent, to 54 percent in 2008, [spokesperson Frankie] Trull said."<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/animal-research-billboards-pit-cute-girl-lab-rat/story?id=13371007Jeremy Beckhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-25594668659471473282011-04-09T15:20:56.717-05:002011-04-09T15:20:56.717-05:00Anonymous: "So 50% of the audience was agains...Anonymous: "So 50% of the audience was against the use of animals in research and was asking questions?"<br /><br />What audience?Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-9355074995158821602011-04-08T16:40:13.229-05:002011-04-08T16:40:13.229-05:00That wasn't your question. Your question was:
...That wasn't your question. Your question was:<br /><br />"What fraction of the lay public agrees with the goal of abolishing all animal research?"<br /><br />The makeup of the "lay public" is surely different than those who were in the audience for this "forum." The audience surely consisted of a much higher percentage of people who are generally more educated and interested in the issue. (If the County would have held discussions on the issue, on the other hand, I suspect a more representative proportion of the general public would have turned out.) <br /><br />In an attempt to answer your original question, regarding the percentage of the lay public who oppose animal experimentation, I provided a link to a 2009 Pew Research Poll which shows that number to be approximately 48%. I understand that such polls are imperfect, but they provide the best data available. And it clearly indicates that your %0.25 figure is ridiculous.Jeremy Beckhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-90672244912616393302011-04-08T14:49:32.660-05:002011-04-08T14:49:32.660-05:00@Jeremy,
So 50% of the audience was against the u...@Jeremy,<br /><br />So 50% of the audience was against the use of animals in research and was asking questions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-67317112150621607402011-04-07T19:55:36.626-05:002011-04-07T19:55:36.626-05:00Anonymous,
Actually it appears that percentage wo...Anonymous,<br /><br />Actually it appears that percentage would be 48%.<br /><br />58% of adults aged under 30.<br /><br />See: http://people-press.org/http://people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/528.pdfJeremy Beckhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158319986602952349.post-40739000955597477662011-04-02T21:07:52.475-05:002011-04-02T21:07:52.475-05:00What fraction of the lay public agrees with the go...What fraction of the lay public agrees with the goal of abolishing all animal research? <br /><br />And your answer is... 0%?<br /><br />That's incorrect. The correct answer is 0.25%. <br /><br />Oh, wait... the judges agree the answer it is within rounding error and we have a winner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com