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Please look at Card B20. How scientific are each of the following fields? If you have not heard of a particular field, just say you haven't heard of it B. Physics. Is physics very scientific, pretty scientific, not too scientific, or not scientific at all?
How scientific physics is · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2012 · 2,361 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 | Very scientific | Pretty scientific | Not too scientific | Not scientific at all | Haven't heard of it (volunteered) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 497 |
| 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.
| 71% |
| 22% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 3% |
| 1864 |
| ±3 |
| White | 75% | 20% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1385 | ±3 |
| Black | 53% | 31% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 275 | ±8 |
| Hispanic | 61% | 23% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 130 | ±10 |
| Asian † | 76% | 20% | 4% | – | – | 56 | ±16 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±27 |
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.