NI Life and Times Survey - 1998: NUCCONFM

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