The survey was carried out on a sample of 1,009 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over, using the quota method (gender, age, profession of respondent) after stratification by region and urban area.

The interviews were conducted by online self-administered questionnaire from August 5 to 7, 2020, on 7 topics concerning the animal condition, including animal experimentation.

To the question ” Would you be in favor of or opposed to the public authorities in France committing to funding the development of alternative methods to animal testing? “, 70% of those questioned said they were in favor.

There was no difference according to gender, but there was a gradient in the rate of favorable responses according to age: 82% for the over 65s versus 62 to 69% for the under 65s.

There are also differences according to socio-professional category: over 80% favorable responses among craftsmen and tradesmen, executives and professionals, and retired people, and only 60-61% among blue-collar and white-collar workers. This observation is mirrored by education levels: 60 to 69% favorable responses for people with a baccalaureate, CAP, BEP or no diploma, versus 83% for people with a Bac+2 and 79% for people with a higher education diploma.

To the question ” Would you be in favor of or opposed to banning the use of animal experiments within 10 years, to give laboratories time to develop alternative methods? “, 73% of respondents said they were in favor.

There is a slight difference in this question between men (76%) and women (71%), and there is still a gradient according to age: 81% for the over 65s versus 70 to 73% for the under 65s.

Differences by socio-professional category are less marked than in the previous question. And there are very few differences by level of education.

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