Table 2. Correlation between the various responses.

Gene transfer from other species

Gene transfer from the same species

Is a promising idea

Will be safe

Will harm the environment

Is fundamentally unnatural

Makes you feel uneasy

Should be encouraged

Is to be given a label

Will be useful

Will be risky

Will harm the environment

Is fundamentally unnatural

Makes you feel uneasy

Should be encouraged

Is to be given a label

Gene transfer from other species

Is a promising idea

1.00

0.85*

-0.44*

-0.30*

-0.54*

0.87*

-0.17*

0.62*

-0.21*

-0.26*

-0.15*

-0.33*

0.52*

-0.07*

Will be safe

1.00

-0.42*

-0.37*

-0.58*

0.85*

-0.27*

0.56*

-0.22*

-0.23*

-0.16*

-0.33*

0.52*

-0.14*

Will harm the environment

1.00

0.69*

0.71*

-0.46*

0.38*

-0.17*

0.42*

0.59*

0.35*

0.42*

-0.19*

0.21*

Is fundamentally unnatural

1.00

0.79*

-0.43*

0.56*

0.02

0.36*

0.36*

0.57*

0.42*

-0.09*

0.29*

Makes you feel uneasy

1.00

-0.64*

0.51*

-0.18*

0.42*

0.46*

0.41*

0.67*

-0.25*

0.28*

Should be encouraged

1.00

-0.27*

0.60*

-0.24*

-0.26*

-0.21*

-0.38*

0.68*

-0.14*

Is to be given a label

1.00

0.13*

0.20*

0.14*

0.30*

0.23*

0.05*

0.77*

Gene transfer from the same species

Will be useful

1.00

-0.52*

-0.57*

-0.46*

-0.62*

0.89*

-0.26*

Will be risky

1.00

0.82*

0.75*

0.79*

-0.54*

0.48*

Will harm the environment

1.00

0.77*

0.81*

-0.54*

0.44*

Is fundamentally unnatural

1.00

0.83*

-0.57*

0.58*

Makes you feel uneasy

1.00

-0.69*

0.55*

Should be encouraged

1.00

-0.37*

Is to be given a label

1.00

Note: tetrachoric correlations reported,

*: significant at the .10 level.