Loading…
For each statement below, just check the box that comes closest to your opinion of how true it is. In your opinion, how true is this? B. Antibiotics kill bacteria, but not viruses.
Antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses · Asked in 3 waves, 1993–2000 · 4,219 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 | Definitely true | Probably true | Probably not true | Definitely not true | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 1,276 |
| 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.
| 35% |
| 46% |
| 14% |
| 5% |
| 1276 |
| ±3 |
| Liberals | 37% | 44% | 15% | 3% | 310 | ±6 |
| Moderates | 31% | 48% | 18% | 3% | 485 | ±5 |
| Conservatives | 39% | 46% | 9% | 6% | 412 | ±5 |
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.