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A. In general, do you think that pesticides and chemicals used in farming are...
Danger of farm pesticides to the environment · Asked in 6 waves, 1993–2018 · 7,345 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Extremely dangerous | Very dangerous | Somewhat dangerous | Not very dangerous | Not dangerous at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 785 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 911 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,430 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,276 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,386 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,557 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 30% |
| 31% |
| 31% |
| 6% |
| 1% |
| 911 |
| ±4 |
| Protestant | 26% | 32% | 33% | 8% | 2% | 462 | ±5 |
| Catholic | 31% | 32% | 32% | 3% | 2% | 213 | ±9 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±31 |
| Other faith † | 51% | 30% | 20% | – | – | 28 | ±22 |
| None | 34% | 33% | 27% | 5% | 1% | 185 | ±9 |
General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.