Reply #24: The raw data should be released to responsible researchers.

[spooky3]

Social scientists who publish in peer-reviewed journals are expected to keep their raw data for a period of years (the period varies by field) in order to make them available to those who would question the findings. They can prevent others from abusing this sharing, e.g., publishing other articles from the data that have nothing to do with questioning the original findings, so this is not a good reason to refuse access.

I realize that Mitofsky has not presented his data in a peer-reviewed journal but it seems to me that the principle is the same, and that given the important public policy issues at stake, there is an even stronger argument to be made that he is ethically obligated to make the raw data available to people who will handle the data appropriately.