The phrase "a public preference for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the general inclinations or choices of the public regarding a specific topic or issue.
Example: "There is a public preference for renewable energy sources over fossil fuels in recent surveys."
Alternatives: "a societal inclination towards" or "a community favoring of".
At the moment, survey research reflects a generic public preference for a Democratic victory next year.
There is public preference for a concession, but until now there has been no strong pressure.
There is public preference for a concession, but no strong pressure.
Although these findings agree with previous studies and suggest that the nanopill would be accepted by the public, developers should take into account the public preference for a high quality and low burden screening test.
On an important level, this frustration is a healthy one since it indicates public preference for genuine argument, vs. the type of faux dialog we see during most televised debates (a style that has seeped into other uncontrolled campaign activities, such as interviews and press conferences).
Later hostility arose from Bradman's public preference for Bill Brown as a batsman, which Fingleton believed cost him a place on the 1934 tour of England.
The goal was to determine if these descriptors, when applied in an expert assessment, could produce results indicative of public preference for highway conditions.
America's carefully crafted but public preference for Jonathan could very well serve to complicate Jonathan's position as president and even the possibility of him running again.
Due to the low participation in colorectal cancer screening, public preference for colorectal cancer screening modality was determined.
This article demonstrates a non-typical use of a nonmarket valuation technique known as the stated choice experiment (CE) for understanding a range of public preferences for stream-related ecosystem services in Macon County, NC.
