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

 

%

A scientist in a government department

15

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

25

A scientist in a university

30

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

12

A scientist writing in a newspaper

13

A journalist writing in a newspaper

4

None of these

3

Dont know

1

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

A scientist in a government department

17

13

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

23

27

A scientist in a university

30

29

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

12

12

A scientist writing in a newspaper

12

13

A journalist writing in a newspaper

3

4

None of these

3

3

Dont know

0

1

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

A scientist in a government department

18

17

13

9

19

16

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

24

25

23

29

24

22

A scientist in a university

25

29

29

28

36

34

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

13

14

17

8

7

10

A scientist writing in a newspaper

12

12

14

16

6

14

A journalist writing in a newspaper

4

1

4

6

6

1

None of these

3

2

1

5

2

4

Dont know

0

1

1

0

1

1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

A scientist in a government department

17

13

18

A scientist in an environmental campaign group

22

25

36

A scientist in a university

30

31

23

A scientist in the nuclear power industry

12

12

10

A scientist writing in a newspaper

11

14

7

A journalist writing in a newspaper

4

3

4

None of these

3

2

2

Dont know

1

0

0

 

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