Public Opinion Polls

Research!America has been commissioning public opinion polls with leading firms since 1992 to help understand public support for medical, health, and scientific research, among other state, national, and global issues related to public health and research and innovation.

Research!America regularly partners with our members to take the public pulse on important issues in their state to help inform advocacy and action. If you’re interested in learning more or in partnering on a survey, contact Anna Platt.

Polls

Poll Year Name Tags Type
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
2017 Perception of Migraine among Sufferers and Non-Sufferers All States with polls tagged to them, National Poll History
2017 Clinical Trials: Survey Data of Minority Populations All States with polls tagged to them, National Clinical Research Polling, Poll History
2017 Public Perception of Clinical Trials All States with polls tagged to them, National Clinical Research Polling, Poll History
2017 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 17 All States with polls tagged to them Poll Data Summary
2017 Americans’ Views on Science and Innovation Under President Trump All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2016 Georgians Speak Out on Medical and Health Research Georgia State-Based Polling
2016 Americans’ Views on Candidates and Medical Progress All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2016 Ohioans Speak Out on Medical and Health Research Ohio State-Based Polling
2016 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 16 All States with polls tagged to them Poll Data Summary
2016 Advancing Research and Innovation All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2016 Louisianans Speak Out on Medical and Health Research Louisiana State-Based Polling
2016 Americans’ Views on ‘Moonshot’ Initiative and Cancer Research All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2015 2016 Election Poll All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2015 America Speaks: Poll Data Summary, Volume 15 All States with polls tagged to them Poll Data Summary
2015 January National Poll- Poll History 2015 All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2014 Eye and Vision Health and Research Poll - Poll History - 2014 All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2014 August National Poll - Poll History - 2014 All States with polls tagged to them Poll History
2014 January Omnibus Poll - Poll History - 2014 All States with polls tagged to them Poll History

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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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