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Why is it better to test the drug this way?
Reason for preferred way to test a drug · Asked in 7 waves, 2006–2018 · 8,523 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,136 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,341 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,172 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 936 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 680 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,394 |
| 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.
| Group | Correct - control group | Correct - vague reason | Correct - wrong reason | Correct - don't know | Wrong - reservations about control group | Wrong - reservations about sample | Wrong - other reason | Wrong - don't know | No answer to closed ended question | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 25% | 25% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 1136 | ±4 | |
| Less than high school | 7% | 14% | 39% | 9% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 121 | ±11 | |
| High school | 13% | 24% | 32% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 352 | ±7 | |
| Some college | 29% | 23% | 29% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 323 | ±7 | |
| Bachelor's | 42% | 29% | 15% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 227 | ±8 | |
| Postgraduate | 40% | 36% | 6% | – | 2% | 10% | 4% | – | 1% | 113 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 2018 · 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.