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Some people think that Antarctica should be reserved primarily for scientific purposes. Others think it should be open for tourism, fishing, exploration for oil, and other commercial purposes. Please look at Card B23. Which statement best describes your view on this issue?
Antarctica reserved for science or open to commerce · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2010 · 2,570 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 | Strongly support reserving antarctica | Somewhat support reserving antarctica | Dont lean one way or the other on this issue |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 706 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,864 |
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.
| Somewhat support opening antarctica |
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| Strongly support opening antarctica |
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| All respondents | 24% | 23% | 33% | 15% | 4% | 1864 | ±3 | |
| Liberals | 30% | 25% | 26% | 16% | 2% | 495 | ±5 | |
| Moderates | 22% | 21% | 40% | 13% | 4% | 678 | ±5 | |
| Conservatives | 21% | 25% | 30% | 18% | 5% | 635 | ±5 |
General Social Survey 2006 · 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.