Bioethics in popular science: evaluating the media impact of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on the biobank debate

Table 2 Percentage of articles featuring major/minor emphasis on ethical theme

Theme	Consent	Welfare	Compensation	Progress	Control
Major
%	39.2	18.4	19.2	8.0	4.8
N	49	23	24	10	6
Minor
%	44.8	36.0	52.8	26.4	18.4
N	56	45	66	33	23
Absent
%	16.0	45.6	28.0	65.6	76.8
N	20	57	35	82	96
*Theme*	*Accountability*	*Privacy*	*Education*	*Advocacy*
Major
%	--	.08	1.6	0.8
N	--	1	2	1
Minor
%	26.4	12.8	6.4	4.0
N	33	16	8	5
Absent
%	73.6	86.4	92.0	95.2
N	92	108	115	119

Note: Analysis based on coding of population of 125 articles. Each theme or frame of reference was coded as “not present = 0,” “present = 1,” or “outstanding focus/appearing in the lede/headline” of the article/transcript = 2. Analysis of population of relevant articles, so all differences are significant. Some cells may not total 100 due to rounding.

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