Best policy on stem cell vs narrow interest: elected official

polbstsc

Source

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

Details

Question 1062. Please look at Card B9. When making policy recommendations about stem cell research, to what extent do you think the following groups would support what is best for the country as a whole or what serves their own narrow interests? INSTRUCTION: IF ASKED WHAT NARROW INTEREST MEANS: Well, someone might gain financially if a certain policy were adopted or it might advance his or her career. c. Elected officials

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

year	iap	2	3	4	don't know	no answer	own narrow interests	what is best for the country	not available in this year	Total
1972	1613	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1613
1973	1504	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1504
1974	1484	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1484
1975	1490	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1490
1976	1499	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1499
1977	1530	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1530
1978	1532	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1532
1980	1468	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1468
1982	1860	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1860
1983	1599	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1599
1984	1473	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1473
1985	1534	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1534
1986	1470	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1470
1987	1819	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
1988	1481	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1481
1989	1537	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1537
1990	1372	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1372
1991	1517	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1517
1993	1606	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1606
1994	2992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2992
1996	2904	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2904
1998	2832	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2832
2000	2817	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2002	2765	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2765
2004	2812	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2812
2006	3582	70	293	216	43	3	226	77	-	4510
2008	2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2023
2010	1569	53	141	118	19	5	115	24	-	2044
2012	1974	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1974
2014	2538	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2538
2016	2867	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2867
2018	2348	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2348
2021	4032	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4032
2022	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3544	3544
2024	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3309	3309
Total	67443	123	434	334	62	8	341	101	6853	75699

Values

• 1 what is best for the country

• 5 own narrow interests

• 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