Stem Cell Research Ethics - Method Page 5
For this study, the research question refers to the ethics of stem cell research. Is stem cell research ethical? How
does stem cell research have a negative impact on society? The expected outcome of this study is that people will
believe there are ethical concerns involved with stem cell research. The instrument that will be used to collect this
research is through a survey. The survey method was chosen to understand the ideas of viewpoints of individuals,
forcing them to answer ethical questions with anonymity. The target group of this research is everyone.
This will be conducted to gather opinions of a variety of people, including a variety of age groups. To ensure honest
answers, all surveys will be handed into a box and all results will be collected at the end of study.
Stem Cell Ethics Survey
Hello my name is Amy Jarvis. The following survey is on the topic of Stem Cell Research and the ethics behind it. It is significant to gain information on the public opinion of stem cell research to see how it will advance in the future. Please answer the following questions with honesty. Thank you so much for your time.
1. Are you male or female?
Male Female
2. What grade are you in?
9 10 11 12 Out of high school
3. How old are you?
13 14 15 16 17 18 Other: ____________
4. Are you religious?
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
5. What religion do you associate yourself with?
a) Christian
b) Catholic
c)Jewish
d) Muslim
e) Protestant
f) Other _______________________.
g) None
6. Stem cell research is ethical.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
7. Do you believe that human embryos are still a life, even if they are not developed?
Yes No
8. Do you feel it is right do unethical things in order to gain knowledge in the healthcare industry. (Example: Animal Testing for Cancer Research)
Yes No
9. Do you believe the government should help fund Stem Cell Research?
Yes No
10. How much money is spent annually on Stem Cell Research?
a) 1 million
b) 500 000
c) 3 million
d) 5 million
e) Over 5 million
11. Do you believe stem cell research will be able to cure diseases in the future with continued research?
Yes No
12. Would you donate to Stem Cell Research? Have you donated?
Yes No
13. Do you believe human cloning is a good or a bad idea?
Good Idea Bad Idea
14. Would you risk your own life for researchers to make a clone of yourself?
Yes No
15. Should there be laws in place regarding stem cell research? (Restrictions on healthcare facilities)
Yes No
16.Should frozen embryos created from in vitro fertilization be used for stem cell research?
Yes No
17. Do you believe stem cell research has the ability to hurt anyone? If so explain why.
No Yes If yes _________________________________________________.
18.Scientists should continue and pursue stem cell research.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
19.Have you personally been affected by a terminal illness or know someone who has?
Yes No
20. What political party best represents your views?
a) Democratic Party
b) Conservative Party
c) Liberal Party of Canada
d) Green Party of Canada
e) Bloc Quebecois
f) Unknown
21. In which cases do you believe that abortion is acceptable? Check all that apply.
Rape Victims ☐
Teenage Pregnancy ☐
Financially Unstable Individuals ☐
Mentally Unstable Individuals ☐
The baby has a birth defect/disease ☐
"It was an accident" ☐
Never ☐
Thank you for your time!
For this study, the research question refers to the ethics of stem cell research. Is stem cell research ethical? How
does stem cell research have a negative impact on society? The expected outcome of this study is that people will
believe there are ethical concerns involved with stem cell research. The instrument that will be used to collect this
research is through a survey. The survey method was chosen to understand the ideas of viewpoints of individuals,
forcing them to answer ethical questions with anonymity. The target group of this research is everyone.
This will be conducted to gather opinions of a variety of people, including a variety of age groups. To ensure honest
answers, all surveys will be handed into a box and all results will be collected at the end of study.
Stem Cell Ethics Survey
Hello my name is Amy Jarvis. The following survey is on the topic of Stem Cell Research and the ethics behind it. It is significant to gain information on the public opinion of stem cell research to see how it will advance in the future. Please answer the following questions with honesty. Thank you so much for your time.
1. Are you male or female?
Male Female
2. What grade are you in?
9 10 11 12 Out of high school
3. How old are you?
13 14 15 16 17 18 Other: ____________
4. Are you religious?
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
5. What religion do you associate yourself with?
a) Christian
b) Catholic
c)Jewish
d) Muslim
e) Protestant
f) Other _______________________.
g) None
6. Stem cell research is ethical.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
7. Do you believe that human embryos are still a life, even if they are not developed?
Yes No
8. Do you feel it is right do unethical things in order to gain knowledge in the healthcare industry. (Example: Animal Testing for Cancer Research)
Yes No
9. Do you believe the government should help fund Stem Cell Research?
Yes No
10. How much money is spent annually on Stem Cell Research?
a) 1 million
b) 500 000
c) 3 million
d) 5 million
e) Over 5 million
11. Do you believe stem cell research will be able to cure diseases in the future with continued research?
Yes No
12. Would you donate to Stem Cell Research? Have you donated?
Yes No
13. Do you believe human cloning is a good or a bad idea?
Good Idea Bad Idea
14. Would you risk your own life for researchers to make a clone of yourself?
Yes No
15. Should there be laws in place regarding stem cell research? (Restrictions on healthcare facilities)
Yes No
16.Should frozen embryos created from in vitro fertilization be used for stem cell research?
Yes No
17. Do you believe stem cell research has the ability to hurt anyone? If so explain why.
No Yes If yes _________________________________________________.
18.Scientists should continue and pursue stem cell research.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
19.Have you personally been affected by a terminal illness or know someone who has?
Yes No
20. What political party best represents your views?
a) Democratic Party
b) Conservative Party
c) Liberal Party of Canada
d) Green Party of Canada
e) Bloc Quebecois
f) Unknown
21. In which cases do you believe that abortion is acceptable? Check all that apply.
Rape Victims ☐
Teenage Pregnancy ☐
Financially Unstable Individuals ☐
Mentally Unstable Individuals ☐
The baby has a birth defect/disease ☐
"It was an accident" ☐
Never ☐
Thank you for your time!
- TEACHER FEEDBACK: level 4-
- Justification of sample size & target group is vague
- Justification of instrument good
- confidentiality ensured.
- Data Analysis Section should follow here in the Primary Research section, including your 3 graphs & statistical analysis (central tendency).
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