Year: 1998
Module:Public Understanding of Science
Variable:NUCCONFM
If each of the people on this card made a statement about the safety of nuclear power stations, who would you have most confidence in?

 

%

A scientist in a government department

6

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

25

A scientist in a university

38

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

16

A scientist writing in a newspaper

2

A journalist writing in a newspaper

1

None of these

5

Dont know

7

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

A scientist in a government department

5

6

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

25

26

A scientist in a university

45

32

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

14

17

A scientist writing in a newspaper

1

3

A journalist writing in a newspaper

1

1

None of these

4

6

Dont know

5

9

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

A scientist in a government department

5

4

5

7

7

7

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

28

21

31

29

24

19

A scientist in a university

34

45

39

44

37

26

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

17

16

14

12

19

19

A scientist writing in a newspaper

3

1

3

2

3

1

A journalist writing in a newspaper

0

1

1

1

0

1

None of these

4

9

5

2

5

7

Dont know

9

3

3

3

5

20

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

A scientist in a government department

6

6

4

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

30

23

23

A scientist in a university

37

38

48

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

12

18

17

A scientist writing in a newspaper

2

2

1

A journalist writing in a newspaper

1

0

4

None of these

6

5

3

Dont know

7

8

1

 

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