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Within the next five years, how likely is it that an accident at a nuclear power station will cause long-term environmental damage across many countries?

How likely is a nuclear plant accident to cause long-term damage in many countries within five years?

Likelihood of nuclear accident causing environmental damage · Asked in 1 wave, 2000 · 1,276 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Very likelyLikelyUnlikelyVery unlikely

Group	Very likely	Likely	Unlikely	Very unlikely	n	MoE
All respondents	17%	38%	31%	14%	1276	±3
Less than high school	24%	41%	22%	13%	216	±8
High school	17%	42%	28%	13%	397	±6

General Social Survey 2000 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Very likelyLikelyUnlikelyVery unlikelyDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2000	2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25	face to face	2,817	1,276