Data table related to the headers above
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| | Survey | Question Text | Test Date |
 | Not Applicable | Have you ever heard or read about the unemployment rate? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Do you happen to know what organization measures the unemployment rate? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Have you ever heard or read about obesity statistics? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Do you happen to know what organization measures obesity? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Please tell me if you have heard of them: A)The Unemployment rate?, B)The total number of people in the United States, or the population count?, c) Obesity statistics?, D) The Consumer Price Index?, E)The Gross Domestic Product or GDP?, F) The Consumer Confidence Index?, G) The Dow Jones Industrial Average?, H) The Nielsen TV Ratings? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | You mentioned that you have heard of the population count. Do you happen to know who conducts the population count? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | You mentioned that you had heard of obesity statistics. Do you happen to know who measures obesity statistics? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | When important decisions need to be made based on statistics, which of the following sources is more believable to you: [mark all that apply] | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Numbers like the unemployment rate, the population count and obesity statistics are statistics produced by agencies of the federal government. We call them “federal statistics.” Have you ever used or talked about federal statistics like the unemployment rate, the population count or obesity statistics for study, work, or any other purpose? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Have you used federal statistics frequently, occasionally, or only once or twice? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about federal statistics? A.) Federal statistics on unemployment, population, and health are important for understanding our society. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Policy makers need federal statistics to make good decisions about things like federal funding. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | State and local government officials need federal statistics to make good decisions about things like where to locate hospitals and schools. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Statistics provided by the federal agencies are generally accurate. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Federal statistics give a good picture of life in the United States. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Statistics provided by federal agencies are often biased. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Statistics produced by federal agencies, like the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, do not favor one political party or another. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | There is political interference in the work of federal statistical agencies. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | People can trust federal statistical agencies to keep information about them confidential. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Federal statistical agencies share too much information with each other. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | All federal statistical agencies can get information collected by any one of them. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Information collected to create federal statistics is sometimes used by the police and the FBI to keep track of people who break the law. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Federal statistical agencies give personal information about people to marketing firms. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | If I needed to, I could easily find out exactly how federal statistics are produced. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |
| Not Applicable | Federal statistical agencies are honest and professional. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? | 2011 |