| Table 7-9 |
| Perceived understanding of public issues by various groups: 2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
|
Degree of understanding (on scale of 1 to 5) |
|
|
| |
|
Very well |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Not at all |
|
Don't
know |
| Public issue/group |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
| |
| Global warming |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Environmental scientists |
|
44 |
|
22 |
|
22 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
| Business leaders |
|
4 |
|
8 |
|
30 |
|
32 |
|
22 |
|
4 |
| Elected officials |
|
5 |
|
7 |
|
31 |
|
29 |
|
24 |
|
4 |
| Stem cell research |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Medical researchers |
|
50 |
|
24 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
6 |
| Religious leaders |
|
6 |
|
8 |
|
26 |
|
29 |
|
25 |
|
6 |
| Elected officials |
|
3 |
|
7 |
|
35 |
|
26 |
|
22 |
|
6 |
| Federal income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Economists |
|
33 |
|
19 |
|
29 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
5 |
| Business leaders |
|
15 |
|
29 |
|
33 |
|
12 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
| Elected officials |
|
10 |
|
18 |
|
34 |
|
19 |
|
15 |
|
5 |
| Genetically modified foods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Medical researchers |
|
32 |
|
32 |
|
18 |
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
| Business leaders |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
24 |
|
31 |
|
28 |
|
6 |
| Elected officials |
|
3 |
|
6 |
|
24 |
|
33 |
|
29 |
|
5 |
| |
NOTES: Responses to: How well do the following groups understand: causes of global warming; importance of stem cell research; effects of reducing federal income taxes; risks posed by genetically modified foods? Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center, General Social Survey (2006). See appendix table 7-22. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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