This 2013 survey shows how UK adults perceive the governmental funding efforts for science. There was a majority of respondents making nearly 80 percent overall agreeing to the benefits of funding science research that (some day) advances knowledge.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"?
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/
Ipsos. "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"?." Chart. March 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/
Ipsos. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/
Ipsos. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statement: "Even If It Brings No Immediate Benefits, Scientific Research Which Advances Knowledge Should Be Funded by The Government"?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/
Ipsos, To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances knowledge should be funded by the government"? [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318258/united-kingdom-uk-survey-governmental-science-funding/