Opinion surveys

Archival study This involved a review of relevant documents and records, including dmg laws and executive orders inspection checklists DRA annual reports economic, health and other indicators and reports of other studies available (e.g. opinion surveys, dmg use studies). 

Figure 1-5 Results from a public opinion survey asking the question Would you say chemicals do more good than harm, more harm than good, or about the same amount of each Source The Detroit News.

Telesurveys Research Associates of Houston conducted the public opinion survey. Rosie Zamora, Dick Jaffe, and Barry Petree demonstrated patience and good cheer through the numerous revisions of the survey instrument. Dr. Eun-Sul Lee of the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health and Dr. Sharon P. Cooper, now at the Texas A M University School of Rural Public Health, were the statistical consultants on the survey. 

To determine how best to present green chemistry to students, it would be best to look at attitudes. A study reports on the relationship between attitudinal factors and student academic success in first-year chemistry courses. The study includes a comparison of attitudes toward chemistry of first-year medical students at two universities. Students from these two institutions differ considerably with respect to educational backgrounds. In the investigation, attitudes toward science (particularly chemistry) were correlated not only with students academic achievement, but also with personal demographic data, such as matriculation results, parents educational level, and location of high school. The students responses to an opinion survey suggest a substantial relationship between attitudes and academic achievement. The results also suggest that academic achievement in chemistry is more dependent on attitudes toward science than aptitudes of students (Cukrowska et al., 1999). 

In November of 2001 the World Health Organization (WHO) called on lawmakers around the world to take action against tobacco advertising. An international public opinion survey conducted on four continents showed overwhelming public support for stronger regulations to control tobacco. A study conducted by the World Bank and WHO found that comprehensive advertising bans and price increases do decrease tobacco use. 

Opinion surveys on how technical information is stored and the efficacy of searches X ... 

Opinion surveys about the organization s competence, including opinions on the trend overtime X ... 

Opinion surveys on the usefulness of each center of excellence X ... 

Opinion surveys regarding the effectiveness of programs to promote learning X... 

Results of periodic opinion surveys to determine if users of process knowledge believe that it is current and accurate X ... 

Results of opinion surveys among operators regarding their perception of the unit s or facility s state of preparedness for emergencies X ... 

Another valuable communication tool is seldom used—anonymous employee opinion surveys conducted by the manager, in addition to those of the Human Resources department. Annually, workers are asked to submit to the secretary their answers for three questions. The secretary then combines all responses ... 

Societal weighting factors (Fig. 6.5) account for the importance society attaches to the different forms of ecological impact. They are based on public opinion surveys. The relevance factors are based on actual data and indicate the relative importance of individual environmental impacts (e.g., emissions to air) for a particular eco-efficiency analysis. For each specific impact variable, first the impact due to the investigated product or process is divided by the total environmental impact of this variable in the country in question. These numbers are generally very small but the relation between them yields the necessary weighting and thus, the relevance... 

The Value Creation Index (see Section 6.2.2, Intangibles and Sustainability) quantifies nonfinancial corporate performance and links key intangible factors to a company s valuation in the market. Using a mix of publicly available and proprietary data, multiple metrics for each intangible were collected and scrutinized statistically to discern their relationship with real - not perceived (based on opinion surveys, and so on) - market value.1... 

Report posted on CEC Web site http //www.energy.ca.gov/energy policy/index.html. Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). 2003. Results of public opinion survey posted on the Web site http //www.ppic.org. 

Speaking to present oral book and movie reviews, persuasive speeches, and opinion surveys and to conduct debates and interviews... 

A recent national public opinion survey (1) conducted by the National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA) revealed that 47% of all Americans believe that pesticides and farm fertilizers are a "major national problem " 55% include chemicals in drinking water in this category and 48% of all Americans also consider pollution of underground water as a "major national problem." These results reinforce the timeliness and importance of this three-day symposium. 

As mentioned at the beginning of this presentation, the industry public opinion survey (O revealed that about half of the U.S. population believes pollution of underground water is a major national problem. Seven out of 10 believe fertilizers and pesticides used on farms are at least a minor cause of such pollution and 23% think they are a major cause. What factors contribute to these beliefs as expressed in the survey ... 

Ironically, while the industry public opinion survey (1 ) reported 90% of the people nationwide endorse national standards for drinking water, 63% do not believe that water is safe to drink just because the government allows analytically detectable amounts of chemicals. It remains the best way, though, to begin to address the public s concern about the perceived problem of agricultural chemicals in groundwater. 

The first thing to note is the relatively immature tradition of public opinion surveys in Italy, compared to the USA in particular. The work presented here is therefore less an attempt to precisely measure the full economic value of groundwater protection and more a case of exploring peoples priorities, understanding and perceptions of water quality. 

The effect of the accident and the confusing information on the seriousness of the levels of radiation in the UK increased the support for policies phasing out nuclear power but a year after the event, public opinion, as reported by opinion surveys, appears to have returned to the pre-Chernobyl figures. 

In addition to evaluation of new methods (how well do the analyses agree with each other as well as with older methods), or new people s ability to follow established methods (how well do student data agree with it), questions about the validity (i.e., representativeness) of samples must be addressed not only by analytical chemists, but all experimental scientists and engineers, by epidemiologists, marketers, journalists, politicians, and others interested in opinion surveys. 

Moss Media and Public — The first, and perhaps most striking difference is that between the mass media and the various types of public opinion. For most dimensions of this comparison, the mass media responses to the Mods and Rockers were more extreme and stereotypical than any of the samples of public opinion surveyed. This is not to say that the mass media images... 

Opinion Surveys Monte Carlo Computations, and Binomial Sampling... 

One of the sources for skepticism about statistical methods is one of the most common applications of statistics, the opinion survey where about 1000 people are poUed to determine the preference of the entire population. How can a sample of size 1000 teU us anything about the preference of several hundred million people ... 

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