GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

    Please look at Card I-5.  What is the scientist trying to find 
out from this experiment?                                             
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Why did you choose that answer?                                   
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Would you say that the balance will be strongly in favor of the 
benefits, or only slightly?

Would you say that the balance will be strongly in favor of the 
harmful results, or only slightly?

Please look at Card E14. (On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means 'Near complete 
agreement' and 5 means 'No agreement at all')
        To what extent do nuclear engineers agree on the risks and benefits of 
nuclear power to generate electricity?

Some say that the government should expand the use of nuclear power to generate 
electricity in the U.S. Others oppose any expansion in the use of nuclear power 
in this country.
        Please look at Card E15. How much influence should each of the 
following groups have in deciding whether to expand the use of nuclear power?   
                               
        Nuclear engineers

(Please look at Card E15. How much influence should each of the following 
groups have in deciding whether to restrict the sale of genetically modified 
foods?)
       Elected officials

(Please look at Card E15. How much influence should each of the following 
groups have in deciding whether to expand the use of nuclear power?)
       Business leaders

Please look at Card E16. When making policy recommendations about nuclear 
power, to what extent do you think the following groups would support what is 
best for the country as a whole or what serves their own narrow interests?
        Nuclear engineers

(Please look at Card E16. When making policy recommendations about nuclear 
power, to what extent do you think the following groups would support what is 
best for the country as a whole or what serves their own narrow interests?)
        FI INSTRUCTION: IF ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone 
might gain financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance his 
or her career.                                  
        Elected officials

(Please look at Card E16. When making policy recommendations about nuclear 
power, to what extent do you think the following groups would support what is 
best for the country as a whole or what serves their own narrow interests?)
       FI INSTRUCTION: IF ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone might 
gain financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance his or 
her career.                                  
       Business leaders