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The next few questions are about the Arctic and the Antarctic. The Arctic is the region around the North Pole; Antarctic is the region that contains the South Pole. These questions are like ones you might see on a television game show. If you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. B. The sun never shines at the South Pole. (Is that true or false?)
Sun never shines at South Pole (true or false) · 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.
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 | True | False | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 89% | 1864 | ±3 | |
| Liberals | 9% | 91% | 495 | ±5 | |
| Moderates |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13% |
| 87% |
| 678 |
| ±5 |
| Conservatives | 11% | 89% | 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.