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In your own words, could you tell me what it means to study something scientifically?
What it means to study something scientifically · Asked in 7 waves, 2006–2018 · 7,002 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 | Formulation of theories, test hypotheses |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 930 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,101 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 966 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 752 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 564 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,174 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,515 |
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.
| Do experiments, control group |
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| Rigorous, systematic comparison |
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| Measurement |
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| Classification |
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| Redundancies/incorrect |
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| n |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 14% | 8% | 11% | 20% | 30% | 16% | 930 | ±4 | |
| Lower income | 16% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 35% | 18% | 299 | ±7 | |
| Middle income | 10% | 10% | 12% | 21% | 31% | 15% | 311 | ±7 | |
| Upper income | 17% | 9% | 12% | 25% | 23% | 13% | 253 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2018 · 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.