GSS 1972-2021 Cumulative Datafile

1077. The next few questions are about the Arctic and the 
Antarctic. The Arctic is the region around the North Pole; 
Antarctic is the region that contains the South Pole. These 
questions are like ones you might see on a television game show. 
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. Inuit (often called Eskimos) live north of the Arctic Circle. 
(Is that true or false?)

1077. The next few questions are about the Arctic and the 
Antarctic. The Arctic is the region around the North Pole; 
Antarctic is the region that contains the South Pole. These 
questions are like ones you might see on a television game show. 
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. Hunting is more likely than climate change to make polar 
bears become extinct. (Is that true or false?)

1077. The next few questions are about the Arctic and the 
Antarctic. The Arctic is the region around the North Pole; 
Antarctic is the region that contains the South Pole. These 
questions are like ones you might see on a television game show. 
If you don't know or aren't sure, just tell me so, and we will 
skip to the next question. e. Would you say the polar ice caps 
have gotten larger or smaller over the last 25 years?

1078. Some people think that Antarctica should be reserved 
primarily for scientific purposes. Others think it should be 
open for tourism, fishing, exploration for oil, and other 
commercial purposes. Please look at Card B23. Which statement 
best describes your view on this issue?

1079. Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global 
warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will 
describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, 
please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a 
little, or not at all if it actually happened. a. By 2020, polar 
bears may become extinct.

1079. Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global 
warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will 
describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, 
please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a 
little, or not at all if it actually happened. b. Sea level may 
rise by more than 20 feet, flooding coastal areas.

1079. Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global 
warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will 
describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, 
please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a 
little, or not at all if it actually happened. c. Arctic seals 
may be threatened.

1079. Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global 
warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will 
describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, 
please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a 
little, or not at all if it actually happened. d. Inuit and 
other native peoples may no longer be able to follow their 
traditional way of life.

1079. Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global 
warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will 
describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, 
please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a 
little, or not at all if it actually happened. e. The northern 
ice cap may completely melt.

1079f. Which of these possible effects do you care about most?

Now for a few final questions about a different topic, a new 
form of technology called nanotechnology. 1081. How much have 
you heard about nanotechnology? Have you heard a lot, some, just 
a little, or nothing at all?