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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| CONF1a | College and university professors | trust College and University professors |
| CONF1b | Scientists | trust Scientists |
| CONF1c | U.S. military | trust U.S. military |
| CONF1d | Police | trust Police |
| CONF1e | Public school principals | trust Public school principals |
| CONF1f | Religious leaders | trust Religious leaders |
| CONF1g | Journalists | trust Journalists |
| CONF1h | Business leaders | trust Business leaders |
| CONF1i | Elected officials | trust Elected officials |
| Q1 | How much do you trust the things that scientists say about the environment? | How much trust things that scientists say about environment |
| Q10 | Next, are colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect on the way things are going in the country these days? | Colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect |
| Q28 | I'd rather put my trust in the wisdom of ordinary people than the opinions of experts and intellectuals | rather put trust in wisdom of ordinary people than opinions of experts and intellectuals |
| Q29 | When it comes to really important questions, scientific facts don't help very much. | When it comes to really important questions, scientific facts don't help very much. |
| Q30 | Ordinary people can really use the help of experts to understand complicated things like science and health. | Ordinary people can really use help of experts to understand complicated things like science and health |
| ak_affect | A professor does research on ^ak_topic_randomizer. In his spare time he is actively involved in politics and identifies as ^ak_belief_randomizer.
Do you think the professor's research will be affected by his political beliefs? | research affected by political beliefs |
| ak_belief_randomizer | Indicates un016 belief randomizer | indicates un016 belief randomizer |
| ak_topic_randomizer | Indicates un016 topic randomizer | indicates un016 topic randomizer |
| conf_order | order confidence series | |
| conf_res | What level of confidence do you have in the objectivity of university research? | level of confidence in objectivity of university research |
| grade_hatespeech | What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in protecting students from hate speech? | grade in protecting students from hate speech |
| grade_pointofview | What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus? | grade in in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus |
| grade_research | What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in conducting scientific research? | grade in conducting scientific research |
| grade_students | What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in preparing students to be productive members of the work-force? | grade preparing students to be productive members of work-force |
| info001 | Genetically modified plants and seeds, generally known as GMOs (genetically modified organisms) | trust Genetically modified plants and seeds, generally known as GMOs (genetically modified organisms) |
| info002 | Climate change | trust Climate change |
| info003 | Artificial intelligence | trust Artificial intelligence |
| info004 | Nuclear energy | trust Nuclear energy |
| info005 | Vaccines (excluding Covid vaccines) | trust Vaccines |
| info006 | Covid vaccines | trust Covid Vaccines |
| info_order | order information trust series | |
| jd_source1 | Fox News | trust Fox News |
| jd_source2 | MSNBC | trust MSNBC |
| jd_source3 | CNN | trust CNN |
| jd_source4 | National newspapers (e.g. New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today) | trust National newspapers |
| jd_source5 | Regional, local or hometown news sources | trust Regional, local or hometown news sources |
| jd_source6 | National Public Radio (NPR) | trust National Public Radio (NPR) |
| jd_source7 | Public television | trust Public television |
| jd_source10 | Social media websites or apps (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Parler, Truth Social, YouTube, WhatsApp) | trust Social media websites or apps |
| jd_source11 | The Biden administration | trust The Biden administration |
| jd_source12 | U.S. Universities | trust U.S. Universities |
| jd_source_order | order jd source series | |
| q17q26 | How much ^q17q26_order[q17q26_cnt] contributed to making American society better? | contribution factor |
| q17q26_order | Q17 Q26 order series | |
| q27 | Global warming refers to the idea that the world's average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.
Which of the following comes closest to your view about global warming? | view about global warming |
| 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 in basic scientific research 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 have outweighed harmful results |
| re_007 | Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives | Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives |
| re_010 | The trouble with scientific research is that its results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good for the world. | trouble with scientific research is results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good |
| re_011 | Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society | Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society |
| solveprobs2 | Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The research going on at our universities helps the United States to solve major problems facing the country. | research universities helps United States solve major problems facing country |
| truthjustice | What do you think is more important for university research? Pursue the truth or seek social justice? | what more important for university research |
| univ_elite | Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society. | Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society |
| univ_feel | In general, how do you feel about Universities in the United States? | how feel about Universities in the United States |
| worldchange | Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast. | Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast |