Year: 1998
Module:Public Understanding of Science
Variable:BSECONFL
If each of the people on this card made a statement about 'mad cow disease' - BSE - who would you have least confidence in?

 

%

A scientist in a government department

30

A scientist in a consumer organisation

4

A scientist in a university

2

A scientist in the meat industry

15

A scientist writing in a newspaper

3

A journalist writing in a newspaper

37

None of these

3

Don't know

7

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

A scientist in a government department

31
28

A scientist in a consumer organisation

3
4

A scientist in a university

2
2

A scientist in the meat industry

17
14

A scientist writing in a newspaper

2
3

A journalist writing in a newspaper

39
36

None of these

1
5

Don't know

5
8

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

A scientist in a government department

28
25
35
35
26
24

A scientist in a consumer organisation

3
3
3
5
2
7

A scientist in a university

3
2
1
2
2
1

A scientist in the meat industry

13
16
20
15
17
10

A scientist writing in a newspaper

4
3
1
5
3
1

A journalist writing in a newspaper

36
43
34
34
39
36

None of these

3
5
3
2
3
6

Don't know

9
3
3
2
9
17

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

A scientist in a government department

31
26
40

A scientist in a consumer organisation

4
3
6

A scientist in a university

2
1
1

A scientist in the meat industry

17
16
12

A scientist writing in a newspaper

2
3
2

A journalist writing in a newspaper

34
40
35

None of these

5
3
2

Don't know

7
8
1

 

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