GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

1042. Why is it better to test the drug this way?

1043. 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?

1043. 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. b. Does 
this mean that each of the couple's children will have the same 
risk of suffering from the illness?

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. a. 
First, the center of the Earth is very hot. Is that true or 
false?

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. b. 
All radioactivity is man-made. (Is that true or false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. c. It 
is the father's gene that decides whether the baby is a boy or a 
girl. (Is that true or false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. d. 
Lasers work by focusing sound waves. (Is that true or false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. e. 
Electrons are smaller than atoms. (Is that true or false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. f. 
Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria. (Is that true or 
false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. g. 
The universe began with a huge explosion. (Is that true or 
false?)

1044. Now, I would like to ask you a few short questions like 
those you might see on a television game show. For each 
statement that I read, please tell me if it is true or false. If 
you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will skip 
to the next question. Remember true, false, or don't know. h. 
The continents on which we live have been moving their locations 
for millions of years and will continue to move in the future. 
(Is that true or false?)