| Variables | |
|---|---|
| RELNEG | ANY TURNING POINT WHEN LESS COMMITTED TO RELIGION |
| NEWSFROM | MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS IN THE NEWS |
| SCIFROM | MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| SEEKSCI | PROBABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES |
| NEXTGEN | SCIENCE TECH. GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO NEXT GENERATION |
| TOOFAST | SCIENCE MAKES OUR WAY OF LIFE CHANGE TO FAST |
| ADVFRONT | SCI RSCH IS NECESSARY AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL GOVT |
| SCISPEC | SCIENCE IS TOO CONCERNED WITH THEORY AND SPECULATION |
| LEADSCI | SHLD PAY ATTNTN ONLY TO THEORY ACCEPTED BY LEADING SCIENTISTS |
| WHICHSCI | INDUSTRY SCIENTISTS LESS RELIABLE THAN UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS |
| ASTROLGY | EVER READ A HORSCOPE OR PERSOANL ASTROLOGY REPORT |
| ASTROSCI | ASTROLOGY IS SCIENTIFIC |
| SCIBNFTS | BENEFITS OF SCI RESEARCH OUTWEIGHT HARMFUL RESULTS |
| BALPOS | SCI RESEARCH IS STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF BENEFITS |
| BALNEG | SCI RESEARCH IS STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF HARFUL RESULTS |
| SCISTUDY | R HAS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY |
| SCITEXT | WHAT IT MEANS TO R TO STUDY SOMETHING SCIENFICALLY |
| EXPDESGN | BETTER WAY TO TEST DRUG BTW CONTROL AND NON-CONTROL |
| EXPTEXT | REASON R THINK ONE WAY IS BETTER THAN ANOTHER |
| ODDS1 | TEST OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROBABLITY1 |
| ODDS2 | TEST OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROBABLITY2 |
| HOTCORE | SCI KNOWLEDGE: THE CENTER OF EARTH IS VERY HOT |
| RADIOACT | SCI KNOWLEDGE:ALL RADIOACTIVITY IS MAN-MADE |
| BOYORGRL | SCI KNOWLEDGE:FATHER GENE DECIDES SEX OF BABY |
| LASERS | SCI KNOWLEDGE:LASERS WORK BY FOCUSING SOUND WAVES |
| ELECTRON | SCI KNOWLEDGE:ELECTRONS ARE SMALLER THAN ATOMS |
| VIRUSES | SCI KNOWLEDGE:ANTIVIOTICS KILL VIRUSES AS WELL AS BACTERIA |
| BIGBANG | SCI KNOWLEDGE:THE UNIVERSE BEGAN WITH A HUGE EXPLOSION |
| CONDRIFT | SCI KNOWLEDGE:THE CONTINENTS HAVE BEEN MOVING |
| EVOLVED | SCI KNOWLEDGE:HUMAN BEINGS DEVELOPED FROM ANIMALS |
| EARTHSUN | SCI KNOWLEDGE:THE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUN |
| SOLARREV | SCI KNOWLEDGE:HOW LONG THE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUN |
| INTRHOME | INTERNET ACCESS IN RS HOME |
| COLDEG1 | THE HIGHEST DEGREE R HAVE EARNED |
| MAJORCOL | THE FIELD OF DEGREE R EARNED |
| COLSCI | R HAS TAKEN ANY COLLEGE-LEVEL SCI COURSE |
| COLSCINM | NUMBER OF COLLEGE-LEVEL SCI COURSES R HAVE TAKEN |
| HSMATH | THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MATH R COMPLETED IN HIGH SCHOOL |
| HSBIO | R EVER TOOK A HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY COURSE |
| HSCHEM | R EVER TOOK A HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY COURSE |
| HSPHYS | R EVER TOOK A HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS COURSE |
| GWSCI | UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL WARMING BY ENVIRONMNT SCIENTISTS |
| GWPOL | UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL WARMING BY ELECTED OFFICIALS |
| GWBIZ | UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL WARMING BY BUSINESS LEADERS |
| SCIAGRGW | EXTENT OF AGREEMENT ON GLOBAL WARMING AMG ENV SCIENTISTS |
| SCIINFGW | INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING POLICY:ENVIRONMNTAL SCIENTISTS |
| POLINFGW | INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING POLICY:ELECTED OFFICIAL |
| BIZINFGW | INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING POLICY:BUSINESS LEADER |
| SCIBSTGW | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST:ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST |
| POLBSTGW | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST:ELECTED OFFICIAL |
| BIZBSTGW | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST:BUSINESS LEADER |
| GASREGS | HOW MUCH R FAVOR REQUIRING TO MAKE CARS USING LESS GASOLINE |
| SCMED | HOW WELL MEDICAL RESEARCHER UNDERSTAND STEM CELLS |
| SCRELIG | HOW WELL RELIGIOUS LEADER UNDERSTAND STEM CELLS |
| SCPOL | HOW WELL ELECTED OFFICIAL UNDERSTAND STEM CELLS |
| MEDAGRSC | AGREEMENT BY MED RESEARCHERS ON IMPORTANCE OF STEM CELL RSCH |
| MEDINFSC | INFLUENCE ON FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RSCH:MEDICAL RESEARCHERS |
| RELINFSC | INFLUENCE ON FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RSCH:RELIGIOUS LEADERS |
| POLINFSC | INFLUENCE ON FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RSCH:ELECTED OFFICIALS |
| MEDBSTSC | BEST POLICY ON STEM CELL VS NARROW INTEREST:MED RESEARCHER |
| RELBSTSC | BEST POLICY ON STEM CELL VS NARROW INTEREST:RELIG LEADER |
| POLBSTSC | BEST POLICY ON STEM CELL VS NARROW INTEREST:ELECTED OFFICIAL |
| SCRESRCH | GOVERNMENT SHOULD FUND STEM CELL RESEARCH |
| TXECO | HOW WELL ECONOMIST KNOW EFFECT OF REDUCING FED INCOME TAX |
| TXBIZ | HOW WELL BUSINESS LEADER KNOW EFFECT OF REDUCING FED INC TAX |
| TXPOL | HOW WELL ELECTED OFFICIAL KNOW EFFECT OF REDUCING FED INC TAX |
| ECOAGREE | AGREEMENT BY ECONOMISTS ON EFFECT OF REDUCING FED INC TAX |
| ECOINFTX | INFLUENCE ON REDUING FED INC TAX BY ECONOMISTS |
| BIZINFTX | INFLUENCE ON REDUING FED INC TAX BY BUSINESS LEADERS |
| POLINFTX | INFLUENCE ON REDUING FED INC TAX BY ELECTED OFFICIALS |
| ECOBSTTX | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST ON FED INC TAX:ECONOMIST |
| BIZBSTTX | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST ON FED INC TAX:BUSINESS LEADER |
| POLBSTTX | BEST POLICY VS NARROW INTEREST ON FED INC TAX:ELECTED OFFICIAL |
| GMMED | HOW WELL MED RESEARCHER KNOW RISK BY GENETICALLY MODIFIED |
| GMPOL | HOW WELL ELECTED OFFICIAL KNOW RISK BY GENETICALLY MODIFIED |
| GMBIZ | HOW WELL BUSINESS LEADER KNOW RISK BY GENETICALLY MODIFIED |
| MEDAGRGM | MED RESEARCHER:AGREEMENT ON EFFECT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED |
| MEDINFGM | INFLUENCE ON RESTRICTING GMF BY MEDICAL RESEARCHERS |
| POLINFGM | INFLUENCE ON RESTRICTING GMF BY ELECTED OFFICIALS |
| BIZINFGM | INFLUENCE ON RESTRICTING GMF BY BUSINESS LEADERS |
| MEDBSTGM | BEST POLICY ON GMF VS NARROW INTEREST:MEDICAL RESEARCHER |
| POLBSTGM | BEST POLICY ON GMF VS NARROW INTEREST:ELECTED OFFICIAL |
| BIZBSTGM | BEST POLICY ON GMF VS NARROW INTEREST:BUSINESS LEADER |
| EATGM | RS VIEW ABOUT EATING GENEFICALLY MODIFIED FOODS |
| SCIIMP1 | HOW IMPORTANT:DONE BY SCIENTISTS IN UNIVERSITY SETTINGS |
| SCIIMP2 | HOW IMPORTANT:HAVING ADVANCED DEGREES IN THEIR FIELDS |
| SCIIMP3 | HOW IMPORTANT:CONCLUSION BASED ON SOLID EVIDENCE |
| SCIIMP4 | HOW IMPORTANT:EXAMINING DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS |
| SCIIMP5 | HOW IMPORTANT:RESULTS CONSISTENT WITH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS |
| SCIIMP6 | HOW IMPORTANT:RESULTS CONSISTENT WITH COMMON SENSE |
| SCIIMP7 | HOW IMPORTANT:REPEATING EXPERIMENT FINDING SAME RESULT |
| SCIIMP8 | HOW IMPORTANT:RESEARCH TAKES PLACE IN A LABORATORY |
| SOCSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: SOCIOLOGY |
| PHYSCSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: PHYSICS |
| HISTSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: HISTORY |
| ACCNTSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: ACCOUNTING |
| BIOSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: BIOLOGY |
| ECONSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: ECONOMICS |
| MEDSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: MEDICINE |
| ENGNRSCI | HOW SCIENTIFIC: ENGINEERING |
| KNWFORGN | LEVEL OF RS INFORMATION: FOREIGN POLICY |
| KNWECON | LEVEL OF RS INFORMATION: ECONOMIC POLICY |
| KNWSCI | LEVEL OF RS INFORMATION: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| KNWGW | LEVEL OF RS INFORMATION: GLOBAL WARMING |
| KNWPOLAR | LEVEL OF RS INFORMATION: THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES |
| TVBEARS | R WOULD CHOOSE TV PROGRAM ABOUT POLAR BEARS |
| TVINUIT | R WOULD CHOOSE TV PROGRAM ABOUT NATIVE PPL IN THE ARCTIC |
| TVOZONE | R WOULD CHOOSE TV PROGRAM ABOUT OZONE HOLE OVER THE ANTARCTIC |
| TVMELTNG | R WOULD CHOOSE TV PROGRAM ABOUT POLAR ICE MELTING |
| TVOIL | R WOULD CHOOSE TV PROGRAM ABOUT OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC |
| POLARYR1 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD WATCH A TV PROGRAM |
| POLARYR2 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE |
| POLARYR3 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD READ A MAGAZINE ARTICLE |
| POLARYR4 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD GO TO MUSEUM |
| POLARYR5 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD WATCH A FEATURE FILM |
| POLARYR6 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD READ A BOOK |
| POLARYR7 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD VISIT A WEB SITE |
| POLARYR8 | INTL POLAR YEAR 07-08:R WOULD ATTEND A LIVE LECTURE |
| ICESHEET | TRUE-FALSE:THE NORTH POLE IS ON A SHEET OF ICE |
| NOSUN | TRUE-FALSE:THE SUN NEVER SHINES AT THE SOUTH POLE |
| INUIT | TRUE-FALSE:INUIT LIVE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE |
| HUNTBEAR | TRUE-FALSE:HUNTING MAKE POLAR BEAR EXTINT THAN CLIMATE CHANGE |
| ICECAPS | POLAR ICE CAPS GOT LARGER OR SMALLER OVER LAST 25 YRS |
| COMORSCI | ANTARCTICA SHOULD BE RESERVED OR OPEN |
| EXTINCT | EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING:POLAR BEARS BECOME EXTINCT |
| SEALEVEL | EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING:SEE LEVEL FLOOD COASTAL AREAS |
| ARTSEALS | EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING:ARCTIC SEALS ARE THREATENED |
| INUITWAY | EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING:INUIT NO LONGER FOLLOW TRADITIONAL |
| NOICECAP | EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING:NORTHERN ICE CAP MELT |
| CAREMOST | MOST CONCERNED POSSIBLE EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING |
| NANOTECH | HOW MUCH R HEARD ABOUT NANOTECHNOLOGY |
| NANOKNW1 | TRUE-FALSE:NANOTECHNOLOGY MANIPULATE EXTREMELY SMALL UNITS |
| NANOKNW2 | TRUE-FALSE:NANOSCALE DIFFER FROM SAME MATERIAL AT LARGER SCALE |
| NANOWILL | BENEFIT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY OUTWEIGH HARMFUL RESULTS |