2017-Pew-Research-Center-Science-and-News-Surve ...

Dataset Notes - Science News Consumer Index (scinews_consumer) Derived from two variables: SCIOFTEN (frequency of science news consumption) and SEEK (intentional seeking of science news). Categories: - 1 = Active - 2 = Casual - 3 = Uninterested - -1 = Refused - Source Count Variable (SOURCE3_sum) Aggregates responses across 10 types of science news sources. - If SOURCE3_k = 1 (none used), sum is set to 0 - If SOURCE3_Refused = 1, sum is set to 99 - Analysis Tools Provided: - Frequency tables - Crosstabulations by scioften and seek - Syntax for SPSS or similar statistical software