# Public access to federally funded research data has broad support

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/public-access-to-federally-funded-research-data-has-broad-support/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

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. This includes 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

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-public-data-release-by-government-funded-researchers](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-public-data-release-by-government-funded-researchers)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-public-data-release-by-government-funded-researchers](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-public-data-release-by-government-funded-researchers)