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| Table 2. Benefits expected from biotechnology in the USA. |
"Do you feel that biotechnology will provide benefits for you or your family within the next five years?" (% of answers) |
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Mar 1997 |
Feb 1999 |
Oct 1999 |
May 2000 |
Jan 2001 |
Sept 2001 |
Aug 2002 |
| Yes |
78 |
75 |
63 |
59 |
64 |
61 |
61 |
| No |
14 |
15 |
21 |
25 |
22 |
17 |
18 |
| Don't know/refused |
8 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
21 |
Source:
International Food Information Council "U.S. Consumer Attitudes Toward
Food Biotechnology", Wirthlin Group Quorum Surveys, October 1999,
February 1999, March 1997, May 2000, and January 2001; Cogent Research
September 2001, August 2002. <http://ific.org/relatives/17860.pdf>
(IFIC, 2002). |
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