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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| re_001 | Scientific research and technological development are necessary to keep the country prosperous. | necessary to keep the country prosperous |
| re_002 | Scientific research and technological development are the main factors in increasing productivity. | main factors in increasing productivity |
| re_003 | Scientific research and technological development will eventually lead to the loss of jobs. | will eventually lead to the loss of jobs |
| re_004 | Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research which advances the frontiers of knowledge is necessary and should be supported by the federal government. | is necessary and should be supported by the federal government |
| re_005 | In your opinion, do government investments in basic scientific research usually pay off in the long run, or are they not worth it? | government investments pay off |
| re_006 | People have frequently noted that scientific research has produced both beneficial and harmful consequences. Would you say that, on balance, the benefits of scientific research have outweighed the harmful results, are about equal, or have the harmful results of scientific research been greater than its benefits? | benefits of scientific research |
| re_006a | Would you say that the balance has been strongly in favor of beneficial results, or only slightly? | balance how much in favor |
| re_006b | Would you say that the balance has been strongly in favor of harmful results, or only slightly? | balance how much harmful |
| re_007 | The trouble with scientific research is that its results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good for the world. | results can be applied for more bad |
| re_009 | Even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research, which advances the frontiers of knowledge, is a necessary human endeavor worth supporting. | necessary and worth supporting |
| re_010 | Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society. | attention to morals of society |
| re_011 | Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives. | essential to improving quality of human lives |