Test of knowledge about probablity1

odds1

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Now, think about this situation. A doctor tells a couple that their genetic makeup means that they've got one in four chances of having a child with an inherited illness. A. Does this mean that if their first child has the illness, the next three will not have the illness?

Values

[1] yes
[2] no
[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

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/-	2016, 2018
A/B/C	2008
A/C/-	2010
B/C/-	2006, 2012, 2014

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for odds1.

Counts by year:

year	iap	yes	no	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2006	2646	169	1596	96	3	-	4510
2008	518	156	1228	108	13	-	2023
2010	1328	75	585	48	8	-	2044
2012	972	90	819	84	9	-	1974
2014	1299	126	1021	88	4	-	2538
2016	1477	161	1155	63	11	-	2867
2018	1173	132	975	63	5	-	2348
Total	9413	909	7379	550	53	0	18304