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Please look at Card B20. How scientific are each of the following fields? If you have not heard of a particular field, just say you haven't heard of it F. Economics. Is economics very scientific, pretty scientific, not too scientific, or not scientific at all?
How scientific the field of economics is · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2012 · 2,361 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 | Very scientific | Pretty scientific | Not too scientific | Not scientific at all | Haven't heard of it (volunteered) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 497 |
| 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.
| 17% |
| 36% |
| 32% |
| 14% |
| 1% |
| 1864 |
| ±3 |
| Lower income | 22% | 36% | 25% | 14% | 3% | 532 | ±5 |
| Middle income | 14% | 36% | 33% | 16% | – | 660 | ±5 |
| Upper income | 12% | 41% | 36% | 10% | 1% | 420 | ±6 |
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.