NI Life and Times Survey - 1998: BSECONFM

Year: 1998
Module:Public Understanding of Science
Variable:BSECONFM

If each of the people on this card made a statement about 'mad cow disease' - BSE - who would you have most confidence in?

	%
A scientist in a government department	7
A scientist in a consumer organisation	18
A scientist in a university	43
A scientist in the meat industry	18
A scientist writing in a newspaper	2
A journalist writing in a newspaper	1
None of these	6
Dont know	6

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A scientist in a government department	8	7
A scientist in a consumer organisation	17	18
A scientist in a university	46	40
A scientist in the meat industry	18	19
A scientist writing in a newspaper	2	2
A journalist writing in a newspaper	2	1
None of these	4	7
Dont know	4	8

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A scientist in a government department	12	6	7	8	7	6
A scientist in a consumer organisation	19	15	24	20	18	10
A scientist in a university	33	46	47	49	43	34
A scientist in the meat industry	21	21	15	14	19	21
A scientist writing in a newspaper	3	2	1	2	2	1
A journalist writing in a newspaper	2	0	1	3	1	0
None of these	3	7	4	4	5	10
Dont know	9	3	2	2	6	17

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A scientist in a government department	5	8	13
A scientist in a consumer organisation	21	17	16
A scientist in a university	46	40	45
A scientist in the meat industry	14	21	19
A scientist writing in a newspaper	2	2	1
A journalist writing in a newspaper	1	1	4
None of these	5	6	1
Dont know	7	6	1