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

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Question Please look at Card I-4. A gardener has an idea that a plant needs sand in the soil for healthy growth. In order to test her idea she uses two pots of plants. She sets up one pot of plants as shown on the top part of the card. Which one of the pictures on the bottom part of the card shows what should she use for the second pot?

Values

  • 1 sunlight. sand and water

  • 2 dark cupboard. sand, soil, and water

  • 3 dark cupboard. soil and water

  • 4 sunlight. sand and soil

  • 5 sunlight. soil and water

  • 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

yearballotsavailability
2008A/B/Cfull

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See also

Other Science Knowledge & Attitudes: daynight, fishexp1, fishexp2, genes, gills, morempg, polnuke, upbreath, weighing