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Public access to federally funded research data has broad support

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In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 73% of Americans agreed that researchers funded by the U.S. government should make all the data they collect public. Including 42% who strongly agree and 31% who agree.

About one in fourteen disagreed (7%), with 5% who disagree and 2% who strongly disagree. Another 20% were neutral.

Topline

response scale

Topline scale

73% of Americans say federally funded research data should be public.

Researchers funded by the US government should make all the data they collect public.

  • Strongly Agree 41.6%
  • Agree 31.4%
  • Neither agree nor disagree 20.0%
  • Disagree 5.0%
  • Strongly Disagree 1.9%

2023 · base n 2,000 · +/- 2.3%

APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
Base (unweighted)
2,000
Margin of error
+/- 2.3%
Module
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

Source

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    Public access to federally funded research data has broad supportreports.verasight.io/reports/2023-apsa-omnibus-survey-2023-071

Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/2023-apsa-omnibus-survey-2023-071#please-rate-the-extent-to-which-you-agree-or-disagree-with-the-following-statement-researchers-funded-by-the-us-government-should-make-all-the-data-they-collect-public

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.