Entry:
Gendall, Philip; Smith, Tom W.; and Russel, Deborah, "Knowledge of Scientific and Environmental Facts: A Comparison of Six Countries," Marketing Bulletin, 6 (May, 1995), 65-73.
Abstract:
Across all six countries, men tend to score higher on science and environmental knowledge tests than women, younger people tend to score higher than older people, and the better educated tend to score better than those with less education.
GSS Years:1993
Other Data Sets:
ISSP 1993
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| GRNTEST1 |
ALL WILL DIE IF EXPOSED TO RADIOACT |
| GRNTEST2 |
NUKE WASTE DANGEROUS FOR THOUSANDS OF YRS |
| GRNTEST3 |
GREENHOUSE EFFCT CAUSED BY HOLE IN ATMOSPH |
| GRNTEST4 |
USING COAL OR GAS CONTRIB TO GREENHOUSE EFFCT |
| GRNTEST5 |
ALL PESTICIDES CAUSE CANCER |
| GRNTEST6 |
HUMANS ARE MAIN CAUSE OF PLANT & ANIMAL EXTINCT |
| GRNTEST7 |
CARS NOT IMP CAUSE OF AIR POLLUTION |
| SCITEST1 |
HUMANS MAKE ALL RADIOACTIVITY |
| SCITEST2 |
ANTIBIOTICS KILL BACTERIA NOT VIRUSES |
| SCITEST3 |
ASTROLOGY HAS SOME SCIENTIFIC TRUTH |
| SCITEST4 |
HUMANS EVOLVED FROM ANIMALS |
| SCITEST5 |
ALL MAN-MADE CHEMS CAUSE CANCER |