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How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements? B. Overall, modern science does more harm than good.
Modern science does more harm than good · Asked in 6 waves, 1993–2010 · 8,298 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 agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,430 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,365 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,276 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| 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.
| 3% |
| 12% |
| 23% |
| 46% |
| 16% |
| 1430 |
| ±3 |
| White | 2% | 8% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 984 | ±4 |
| Black | 4% | 23% | 25% | 43% | 5% | 220 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 5% | 24% | 31% | 36% | 4% | 169 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 5% | 7% | 28% | 39% | 21% | 44 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ±33 |
General Social Survey 2010 · 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.