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Do you think that modifying the genes of certain crops is:
Danger of genetically modifying crops · Asked in 4 waves, 2000–2018 · 4,402 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 for the environment | Very dangerous | Somewhat dangerous | Not very dangerous | Not dangerous at all for the environment |
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| 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 |
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.
| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 14% | 25% | 39% | 18% | 5% | 785 | ±4 | |
| Northeast | 16% | 27% | 40% | 17% | – | 111 | ±11 | |
| Midwest | 8% | 26% | 35% | 24% | 6% | 177 | ±10 | |
| South | 17% | 21% | 42% | 14% | 7% | 316 | ±7 | |
| West | 15% | 28% | 35% | 19% | 3% | 181 | ±9 |
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.