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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000

Variable Details

Variablem248_4
Labelchanging some genes to help treat heart disease should be allowed?
Question text I'd like you to think of someone in their 20s who has serious heart disease. Suppose it was discovered that changing some of their genes by giving them an injection could help treat their heart disease. These new genes would not be passed onto any children they might later have. Do you think this should be allowed or not allowed?
Responses
1 Definitely allowed 613
2 Probably allowed 789
3 Probably not allowed 78
4 Definitely not allowed 66
5 (It depends need more information) 78
6 (Don t know) 58
8 Refused 4
9 Don't know 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C248.4 PROBE: Should that be definitely (allowed/not allowed) or probably (allowed/not allowed)?
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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