What Does the Public Know About GMOs?Group #5

Shara Herman, Will Keesler

• Purpose: To discover what people don’t know about GMOs

• 22 completed, survey distributed online via SurveyMonkey• Year Standing:

• Grad student=3, senior=10, junior=3, sophomore=2, freshman=4

• Hometown Setting:– Urban=2, Suburban=17, Rural=3

Science64%

English9%

Performance14%

History5%

Design9%

Majors

Science57%

English14%

Design14%

Criminal Justice14%

Minors

Total Average RatingI think food should be labeled if it contains GMO’s. 22 3.82I would eat food if I knew it contains GMO’s. 22 3.5I would not eat food containing GMO’s because of health reasons. 22 2.68I would not eat food containing GMO’s because of moral reasons. 22 2.09I would not eat food containing GMO’s because of religious reasons. 22 1.59I would feed animals GMO crops. 22 3.5I believe enough studies have been done to prove GMO’s safety for human consumption. 22 3I am interested in learning more about GMO’s. 22 4.27

Simplified Scale Analysis

5 LimitsStrongly Agree > 4Agree 3.01-4.0Neutral 2.01-3.0Disagree 1.01-2.0Strongly Disagree <1

• Findings:• 95% of the sampled populations knows what GMO

stands for.• 55% of those polled spent >1 hour researching• 100% researched from accredited websites• 0% found information on TV

• Conclusion:• Of those polled, most were informed and people

typically had strong views on both sides of the scale.

• Recommendations:• In the future, poll less science based majors to

understand the majority of the population as well as those not attending college.