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188 ASKING QUESTIONS<br />

Figure 6.6. <strong>Questions</strong> About Health Knowledge, continued.<br />

6. Do you think cancer is curable?<br />

Yes, is<br />

No, is not<br />

No opinion<br />

7. Do you think cancer is contagious (catching)?<br />

Yes, is<br />

No, is not<br />

No opinion<br />

8. Do you happen to know any symptoms of cancer? What?<br />

9. In your opinion, are there substantial risks with using the birth control pill?<br />

10. As I read some statements, please tell me whether you agree strongly,<br />

agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with each one:<br />

a. A person who drinks only wine and beer cannot become an alcoholic.<br />

b. <strong>The</strong> use of alcohol by pregnant women can cause birth defects.<br />

c. Alcoholism is a disease.<br />

d. A recovered alcoholic can safely return to moderate drinking.<br />

e. No one who drinks is immune from alcoholism.<br />

f. Alcoholism may be hereditary.<br />

Source: Q.1–Q.4, Survey Research Laboratory, 1977; Q.5–Q.10, Gallup, 1985, 1987.<br />

Information on Products and Manufacturers<br />

Figure 6.7 shows two questions (taken from Payne, 1951) about<br />

products and companies. <strong>The</strong> first provides the respondent with the<br />

name of the company and asks for the names of products that company<br />

makes. <strong>The</strong> other provides the name of the brand and asks for<br />

the name of the company. <strong>The</strong>se questions might be asked in studies<br />

of attitudes toward a company or brand. <strong>The</strong>se attitudes, as with<br />

attitudes on public issues, would depend on knowledge about the<br />

company.<br />

Although there is nothing specifically unique about the way<br />

these questions are asked, they represent a sizeable percentage of

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