General Social Survey, 1993

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TEMPGEN In general, do you think that a rise in the world's temperature caused by the "greenhouse effect" is: 1) Extremely dangerous for the environment; 2) Very dangerous; 3) Somewhat dangerous; 4) Not very dangerous; 5) Not dangerous at all for the environment.   1) Extremely dangerous for the environment   2) Very dangerous   3) Somewhat dangerous   4) Not very dangerous   5) Not dangerous at all for the environment   8) Can't choose   9) No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Extremely dangerous for the environment	263	16.9%	16.9%	-1.06
Very dangerous	370	23.8%	40.7%	-.59
Somewhat dangerous	510	32.8%	73.4%	-.11
Not very dangerous	187	12%	85.4%	.36
Not dangerous at all for the environment	33	2.1%	87.5%	.84
Can't choose	158	10.1%	97.7%	2.26
No answer	36	2.3%	100%	2.74

Variable Comparisons

Age Worship attendance Education Gender Religion Political ideology Race

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29	30-44	45-59	60-74	75 and older	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	18.2% 53	18.8% 103	18.5% 64	12.9% 32	8.4% 10	16.9% 262
Very dangerous	32.6% 95	25.5% 140	20.2% 70	14.1% 35	25.2% 30	23.8% 370
Somewhat dangerous	28.2% 82	34.1% 187	30.9% 107	38.7% 96	31.9% 38	32.8% 510
Not very dangerous	10.3% 30	11.8% 65	10.7% 37	14.5% 36	14.3% 17	11.9% 185
Not dangerous at all for the environment	2.1% 6	1.1% 6	4.0% 14	2.4% 6	0.8% 1	2.1% 33
Can't choose	6.9% 20	7.8% 43	12.4% 43	13.3% 33	15.1% 18	10.1% 157
No answer	1.7% 5	0.9% 5	3.2% 11	4.0% 10	4.2% 5	2.3% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 291	100.0% 549	100.0% 346	100.0% 248	100.0% 119	1553

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Less than once a year	About once or twice a year	Several times a year	About once a month	Two to three times a month	Nearly every week	Once a week or more	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	18.7% 72	16.8% 31	17.1% 29	18.2% 20	15.7% 21	15.6% 15	16.0% 71	17.0% 259
Very dangerous	25.9% 100	23.8% 44	24.7% 42	25.5% 28	27.6% 37	20.8% 20	21.2% 94	24.0% 365
Somewhat dangerous	30.3% 117	32.4% 60	31.2% 53	31.8% 35	32.1% 43	38.5% 37	34.1% 151	32.5% 496
Not very dangerous	12.7% 49	10.8% 20	12.4% 21	11.8% 13	9.7% 13	6.3% 6	13.8% 61	12.0% 183
Not dangerous at all for the environment	1.6% 6	3.2% 6	2.4% 4	1.8% 2	1.5% 2	2.1% 2	2.3% 10	2.1% 32
Can't choose	8.8% 34	11.9% 22	9.4% 16	10.0% 11	10.4% 14	15.6% 15	9.5% 42	10.1% 154
No answer	2.1% 8	1.1% 2	2.9% 5	0.9% 1	3.0% 4	1.0% 1	3.2% 14	2.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 386	100.0% 185	100.0% 170	100.0% 110	100.0% 134	100.0% 96	100.0% 443	1524

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	16.6% 47	17.3% 141	19.1% 18	14.5% 36	18.4% 21	16.9% 263
Very dangerous	19.1% 54	23.8% 194	25.5% 24	27.3% 68	26.3% 30	23.8% 370
Somewhat dangerous	28.6% 81	33.4% 272	34.0% 32	36.1% 90	29.8% 34	32.8% 509
Not very dangerous	12.7% 36	11.5% 94	7.4% 7	12.9% 32	15.8% 18	12.0% 187
Not dangerous at all for the environment	1.4% 4	2.2% 18	3.2% 3	1.2% 3	4.4% 5	2.1% 33
Can't choose	18.7% 53	9.8% 80	5.3% 5	6.0% 15	3.5% 4	10.1% 157
No answer	2.8% 8	1.8% 15	5.3% 5	2.0% 5	1.8% 2	2.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 283	100.0% 814	100.0% 94	100.0% 249	100.0% 114	1554

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	13.0% 86	19.8% 177	16.9% 263
Very dangerous	22.5% 149	24.7% 221	23.8% 370
Somewhat dangerous	34.5% 229	31.4% 281	32.8% 510
Not very dangerous	16.4% 109	8.7% 78	12.0% 187
Not dangerous at all for the environment	3.6% 24	1.0% 9	2.1% 33
Can't choose	7.4% 49	12.2% 109	10.1% 158
No answer	2.6% 17	2.1% 19	2.3% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 663	100.0% 894	1557

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	16.0% 159	17.4% 59	15.6% 5	20.1% 29	28.2% 11	17.0% 263
Very dangerous	21.7% 216	26.5% 90	18.8% 6	32.6% 47	25.6% 10	23.8% 369
Somewhat dangerous	33.3% 331	31.8% 108	50.0% 16	28.5% 41	28.2% 11	32.7% 507
Not very dangerous	12.8% 127	10.9% 37	3.1% 1	13.2% 19	5.1% 2	12.0% 186
Not dangerous at all for the environment	2.5% 25	1.8% 6	3.1% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	2.1% 33
Can't choose	11.3% 112	9.1% 31	9.4% 3	4.9% 7	10.3% 4	10.1% 157
No answer	2.5% 25	2.6% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	2.3% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 995	100.0% 340	100.0% 32	100.0% 144	100.0% 39	1550

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal and extremely liberal	Slightly liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Slightly conservative	Conservative	Extremely conservative	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	24.8% 50	17.8% 35	16.9% 95	15.1% 39	12.3% 30	19.0% 8	17.1% 257
Very dangerous	28.7% 58	32.0% 63	22.9% 129	23.3% 60	17.7% 43	14.3% 6	23.9% 359
Somewhat dangerous	30.7% 62	31.5% 62	35.0% 197	35.7% 92	30.0% 73	31.0% 13	33.2% 499
Not very dangerous	6.9% 14	7.6% 15	9.9% 56	14.7% 38	21.0% 51	23.8% 10	12.2% 184
Not dangerous at all for the environment	0.0% 0	2.0% 4	1.2% 7	3.5% 9	4.1% 10	2.4% 1	2.1% 31
Can't choose	6.9% 14	8.1% 16	11.0% 62	6.2% 16	12.3% 30	9.5% 4	9.4% 142
No answer	2.0% 4	1.0% 2	3.0% 17	1.6% 4	2.5% 6	0.0% 0	2.2% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 202	100.0% 197	100.0% 563	100.0% 258	100.0% 243	100.0% 42	1505

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Extremely dangerous for the environment	16.6% 218	14.8% 25	26.7% 20	16.9% 263
Very dangerous	24.4% 320	17.2% 29	28.0% 21	23.8% 370
Somewhat dangerous	34.0% 446	27.2% 46	24.0% 18	32.8% 510
Not very dangerous	12.3% 161	13.6% 23	4.0% 3	12.0% 187
Not dangerous at all for the environment	2.2% 29	2.4% 4	0.0% 0	2.1% 33
Can't choose	8.2% 108	23.1% 39	14.7% 11	10.1% 158
No answer	2.4% 31	1.8% 3	2.7% 2	2.3% 36
TOTAL	100.0% 1313	100.0% 169	100.0% 75	1557