Loginloading, please wait
Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Variable Details
| Variable | GENPATNT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Human genes should /not be patented? B2.28 C2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | Please say which of these two statements comes closest to your view. If a company paid to discover a human gene, it should be allowed to patent or copyright it to make a profit from it OR Human genes are part of everyone and not something that should be patented or copyrighted. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Responses |
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | Please tick one box only. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually. |
Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.
© 2026 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.