intsci
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Question Issues about new scientific discoveries. (Are you very interested, moderately interested, or not at all interested?)
Values
[1]very interested[2]moderately interested[3]not at all interested[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for intsci.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | very interested | moderately interested | not at all interested | don't know | no answer | skipped on web | not available in this year | Total |
| 2008 | 518 | 607 | 675 | 213 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 1334 | 273 | 367 | 62 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 972 | 409 | 431 | 148 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 1299 | 495 | 567 | 175 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1477 | 585 | 583 | 217 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 1173 | 476 | 520 | 177 | 2 | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 2144 | 849 | 858 | 170 | - | - | 11 | - | 4032 |
| Total | 8917 | 3694 | 4001 | 1162 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 17826 |