Table 7-1
Public interest in new scientific discoveries: 2001–06
(Percent)
 
Level of interest    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006
 
A lot   43   39   44   42   45   47
Some   44   44   43   42   42   40
Not much   8   12   10   10   8   9
Not at all   4   4   3   5   4   4
Don't know   1   0   0   0   1   0
 

NOTE: Responses to: How much are you personally interested in new scientific discoveries?

SOURCE: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Center for Public Policy, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory, VCU Life Sciences Survey 2006, http://www.vcu.edu/lifesci/centers/cen_ lse_surveys.html.

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