This data set contains questions about science and sources of news and scientific information. It was used in the report "The Internet as a Resource for News and Information About Science."
Contains raw survey data file in SPSS format. (Note: All raw data files include a weight variable that should be used in analysis and is identified as the variable "WEIGHT." Please check and make sure that the weight variable is turned on before you begin your analysis.)
Contains raw survey data file in comma-delimited (.csv) format. (Note: All raw data files include a weight variable that should be used in analysis and is identified as the variable "WEIGHT." Please check and make sure that the weight variable is turned on before you begin your analysis.)
Contains a cross tabulation file of questions with basic demographics in Word format. Standard demographic categories include sex, race, age, household income, educational attainment, parental status and geographic location (i.e. urban/rural/suburban).
Contains a topline data file in Word format. The topline lists the overall percentages for each question, and includes trend data to previous surveys in which we have asked each question where applicable.
Contains a survey instrument/questionnaire file in Word format. The questionnaire provides question and response labels for the raw data file. It also includes all interviewer prompts and programming filters for outside researchers who would like to see how our questions are constructed or use our questions in their own surveys.