Trends in Humane Giving: New Survey Caps Nine-Year Analysis Showing Increasing Support
for Charities That Do Not Fund Animal Experiments
A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Autumn 2005
Overview | Survey
Details | Results | Discussion | Appendix
Results
All results are given in percentage of respondents who indicated
a specific answer. Table 1 (see Appendix) shows the results of
each survey by sex and age group. Complete results by all categories
are available upon request.
Figure 1 clearly shows that over the past nine years, increasing
percentages of survey respondents support humane giving concepts.
In 2005, 58 percent of respondents are unlikely to give to charities
that fund animal experiments. This is an increase from both 2001
(49 percent) and 1996 (47 percent) numbers. Furthermore, 67 percent
of 2005 respondents said they are more likely to donate to a health
charity that has a policy of never funding animal experiments than
to one that does—up from 56 percent in 2001 and 51 percent
in 1996.
1996 and 2001 Surveys
In 1996, slightly less than half the total population (47 percent)
agreed with the statement, “I would be less likely to donate
to a health charity if I knew that the charity funds animal research
experiments” (Figure 1, Question 1). More women than men
agreed with that statement (52 percent versus 41 percent respectively)
(Figure 2, Question 1). As shown in Figure 3, at least half of
18- to 24-year-olds (56 percent) and 25- to 34-year-olds (51 percent)
would not donate to charities that fund animal experiments.
Similarly, 51 percent of respondents agreed that they would be
more likely to donate to a health charity that never funded animal
experiments (Figure 1, Question 2). Again, a higher percentage
of women (60 percent) than men (52 percent) (Figure 2, Question
2), and those in younger age groups (70 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds)
favored donating to a humane charity (Figure 3, Question 2).
By 2001, support for humane giving had increased slightly (Figures 1, 2, 4).
Most notable are the percentages of respondents who agreed that they would more
likely support health charities that had a policy of never funding animal experiments.
Greater than 50 percent of respondents of both sexes and of all age groups up
to age 54 did so (Figures 2, 4, Question 2), with about one-third of those under
35 years old strongly agreeing (Appendix: Table 1).
In any given year or over time, opinions did not differ predictably
by a respondent’s geographical region or income (data not
shown).
2005 Survey
In 2005, 58 percent of those polled said that they are not likely
to donate to a health charity that funded animal experiments, and
36 percent are not at all likely to do so. Additionally, 67 percent
of respondents stated that they are likely to donate to a health
charity that never funded animal experiments, with 29 percent extremely
or very likely to do so (Figure 1 and Table 1).
Seventy-one percent of respondents stated that it is important
that their health charity donations be used for innovative research
without animals rather than animal research; 44 percent of the
total population and 51 percent of 18- to-24 year-olds believe
this is very or extremely important (Figure 1 and Table 1).
This sentiment is consistent throughout the country, regardless
of geographical region or income (data not shown).
In 2005, higher percentages of women than men, for each question,
indicated support for humane giving (Appendix: Table 1). Additionally,
for questions 2 and 3, more people in younger age groups—18
to 24 and 25 to 34—did so (Figure 5). This is consistent
with data from previous years.
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