Swiss Public Attitudes Towards Gene Editing Therapies, 2023 Survey

In Autumn 2023, a random survey of the Swiss public collected 3,855 representative responses, including over 4,000 open-ended comments. The dataset, authored by Kelly E. Ormond, captures public attitudes on somatic and germline gene editing across seven therapeutic scenarios. It includes demographic variables and explores relationships with factors like age, gender, religion, and knowledge.

Use Cases

• Analyze public support for gene editing based on disease severity and onset time mentioned in the description
• Model the relationship between demographic factors (age, gender, religion) and attitudes of 'support' or 'caution'
• Cluster therapeutic attitudes to test the finding that they group regardless of somatic vs. germline distinctions
• Analyze the influence of personal values on opinions using the open-ended comment data

Strengths

• 3,855 survey responses provide a statistically representative sample of the Swiss public
• Includes over 4,000 open-ended comments for qualitative analysis
• Survey design stratified by language region, gender, and age for representativeness
• Factor and multivariate analysis results are described, indicating structured analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is limited to Switzerland in Autumn 2023, which may limit generalizability

Provenance

Source

Kelly E. Ormond via figshare

Collection Method

Random survey of the Swiss public using the Federal Register, stratified by language region, gender, and age.

Time Range

Autumn 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 17:24:01; freshness should be verified

Geography

Switzerland