Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableCLONCHLD
LabelAllow human cloning for infertile couple? B2.48C2.38
Question text Another type of human cloning might be used to treat a young couple who are infertile and cannot have a child. Suppose that the genes from one of them were copied exactly and used to make an embryo with exactly the same genetic make up as that parent. Do you think this should be allowed or not allowed for a young couple who are infertile and cannot have a child?
Responses
1 Def.allowed 269
2 Prob.allowed 732
3 Prob not allowed 558
4 Def.not allowed 688
8 Can't choose 361
9 Not answered 41
-2 Skp, A version 972
-1 No self-completn 811
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-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 TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.