This 2013 survey shows how the different generations in the United Kingdom perceive the progress of science. While about 50 percent of the generation X and Y and 55 percent of the baby boomers agreed that the benefits of science were greater than any harmful effects, the conviction concerning this notion was stronger among the respondents of the pre-war generation of which nearly 70 percent agreed that science's benefits outweigh any possible negative effects.
Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2014). Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/
Ipsos. "Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation." Chart. March 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/
Ipsos. (2014). Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/
Ipsos. "Share of Adults Agreeing That The Benefits of Science Are Greater than Any Harmful Effects in The United Kingdom in 2013, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/
Ipsos, Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of adults agreeing that the benefits of science are greater than any harmful effects in the United Kingdom in 2013, by generation [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317979/united-kingdom-uk-survey-science-benefits-generations/