Public Opinion Polls

Research!America has been commissioning public opinion polls with leading firms since 1992. For more insight and analysis, see our recent blog posts on survey data.

Polls

Poll Year Name Tags Type
2021 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 21 All States with polls tagged to them Poll Data Summary
2021 January 2021 National Survey Topline All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2021 Americans Agree that Prioritizing Research is Essential for Pandemic Recovery All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Public Opinion on Science and STEM All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Americans’ Views on Public Health and Vaccines All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Broad Bipartisan Support for a Stronger Focus on Science All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 20 All States with polls tagged to them, Iowa Poll Data Summary
2020 Americans’ Views on Science and Health All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Americans Strongly Support Organ and Tissue Donation for Research All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Americans’ Views on Funding for Science, Medical, and Health Research All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2020 Americans Strongly Support Human Genetics Research All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2019 Iowa Science Survey Iowa State-Based Polling
2019 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 19 All States with polls tagged to them, Illinois, National Poll Data Summary
2018 Americans' Views on Antibiotic Resistance All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2018 Americans’ Views on Child Abuse and Neglect: Political Party All States with polls tagged to them, National Poll History
2018 Americans’ Views on Child Abuse and Neglect All States with polls tagged to them, National Poll History
2018 Americans’ Views on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases All States with polls tagged to them, National Poll History
2018 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 18 All States with polls tagged to them, National Poll Data Summary
2018 Americans Say President Trump Should Assign High Priority to Science and Technology All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2017 West Virginians Speak Out on Medical and Health Research West Virginia State-Based Polling

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For more information on our public opinion polling and for polls prior to 2001, please contact us at info@researchamerica.org.

Telephone (random-digit dialing) polls are conducted with a sample size of 800-1000 adults (age 18+) and a maximum theoretical sampling error of +/- 3.5 percent. Data are demographically representative of adult U.S. residents (state or national).

Online polls are conducted with a sample size of 1000-2000 adults and sampling error of +/-3.1 percent. The data is weighted in two stages to ensure accurate representation of the U.S. adult population. Figures for age, sex, race, education, and income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with population demographics. "Propensity score" weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online.

Poll history: National public opinion polls on issues that are relevant to medical research and innovation.

Poll data summary: An annual compilation of the most recent poll data.

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Brenda Canine, PhD; McLaughlin Research Institute, Montana