{"id":2287,"date":"2009-07-10T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T18:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secularright.org\/wordpress\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2009-07-10T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T18:34:51","slug":"when-liberals-distrust-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secularright.org\/SR\/wordpress\/when-liberals-distrust-science\/","title":{"rendered":"When liberals distrust science"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"528-8\"<\/a>Pew has a new survey<\/a> which compares the attitudes of scientists with the general public. Nothing too surprising. Scientists are secular, liberal, and support funding for science and think that science is awesome! On some of the issues where scientists and the public differ it is the Right which is skeptical of the scientific consensus; evolution, global warming, etc. (embryonic stem cell research is really more of a normative, not factual, issue) But not all. When it comes to animal testing and nuclear power scientists have views more in line with Republicans and the Right. But the biggest factor in animal testing is sex, so it might be that if you control for this variable there wouldn’t be a political difference. But what about nuclear power?<\/p>\n

The GSS<\/a> has a few nuclear related questions asked in 1993-1994. Below the fold are attitudes toward nuclear energy (columns add to 100%) broken down by self-reported ideology. Additionally, I controlled for education & race by limiting a second sample to whites with college degrees or higher. The effect remains; liberals are (or were in 1993-1994) hostile to nuclear power than conservatives.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLiberal<\/strong><\/td>\nModerate<\/strong><\/td>\nConservative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nuclear power dangerous to Environment <\/em><\/td>\nExtremely Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n22.2<\/td>\n20.3<\/td>\n19.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n27.7<\/td>\n24.8<\/td>\n19.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somewhat Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n38.4<\/td>\n42.3<\/td>\n34.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n10.5<\/td>\n10.5<\/td>\n23.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n2.1<\/td>\n2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nuclear power danger to my family <\/em><\/td>\nExtremely Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n19.9<\/td>\n19.1<\/td>\n17.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n25.6<\/td>\n22.4<\/td>\n17.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somewhat Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n37.4<\/td>\n39.5<\/td>\n31.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n14.4<\/td>\n15.8<\/td>\n28.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limited to whites with at least college educations <\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLiberal<\/strong><\/td>\nModerate<\/strong><\/td>\nConservative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nuclear power dangerous to Environment <\/em><\/td>\nExtremely Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n16.5<\/td>\n11.1<\/td>\n9.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n28.2<\/td>\n21.8<\/td>\n12.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somewhat Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n42.2<\/td>\n41.4<\/td>\n37.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n11.9<\/td>\n21.7<\/td>\n36.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nuclear power danger to my family <\/em><\/td>\nExtremely Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n12.8<\/td>\n9.6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n27.3<\/td>\n15.9<\/td>\n12.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somewhat Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n37.3<\/td>\n38.8<\/td>\n28.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Very Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n19.6<\/td>\n29.1<\/td>\n41.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Dangerous <\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n10.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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