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

 

%

A scientist in a government department

14

A scientist in a consumer organisation

33

A scientist in a university

24

A scientist in the meat industry

9

A scientist writing in a newspaper

13

A journalist writing in a newspaper

4

None of these

2

Dont know

1

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

A scientist in a government department

13

14

A scientist in a consumer organisation

31

34

A scientist in a university

26

23

A scientist in the meat industry

7

11

A scientist writing in a newspaper

14

13

A journalist writing in a newspaper

6

3

None of these

2

2

Dont know

2

1

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

A scientist in a government department

16

16

12

7

16

18

A scientist in a consumer organisation

31

37

31

36

27

30

A scientist in a university

30

26

27

20

23

22

A scientist in the meat industry

9

7

9

10

12

6

A scientist writing in a newspaper

3

9

18

19

12

16

A journalist writing in a newspaper

7

3

3

6

4

4

None of these

2

2

1

2

4

2

Dont know

3

0

1

0

1

3

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

A scientist in a government department

16

12

14

A scientist in a consumer organisation

32

33

29

A scientist in a university

23

24

31

A scientist in the meat industry

11

9

5

A scientist writing in a newspaper

11

15

13

A journalist writing in a newspaper

4

4

5

None of these

2

2

2

Dont know

0

2

2

 

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