National Nuclear Energy Public Opinion Survey 2024: Questionnaire

Online survey of 1,000 nationally representative U.S. adults April 30-May 2, 2024.

Margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.

By Bisconti Research, Inc. with Quest Mindshare

1. In which state do you reside? Select one answer.

1a. Your gender. Select one answer.

* represents less than half a percent.

2. What is your age? Select one answer.

3. What Is your ethnicity? Select all answers that apply.  

4. What was the highest level of school you completed?  Select one answer.

5. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as…?  Select one answer.

6. How important to you are the following considerations for the way electricity is produced?   Select one answer for each item. RANDOMIZE

7. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?  Select one answer for each statement.

8. Overall, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity in the United States?  Select one answer.

9. Give your best estimate: How many countries in the world already have operating nuclear power plants?  Select one answer.

10. Give your best estimate: How many of the 50 U.S. states already have operating nuclear power plants? Select one answer.

11. Give your best estimate: How many operating nuclear power plants (reactors) are there in the U.S. Select one answer.

12. To the best of your knowledge, on a scale of 0 to 10, how much air pollution does each of the following sources of electricity emit?  Select one answer on each line.

13. To the best of your knowledge, on a scale of 0 to 10, how reliable is each of the following sources of electricity?  Select one answer on each line.

15. To the best of your knowledge, on a scale of 0 to 10, how efficient are each of the following ways of producing electricity?  Select one answer on each line.

16. Have you heard anything about advanced-design nuclear power plants called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)? Select one answer.

17. IF YES TO Q16. Select all of the following words that you think describe SMRs. Randomize

18. To the best of your knowledge, how often does the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) monitor each U.S. nuclear power plant to make sure the plant meets federal safety requirements? Select one answer.

19. To the best of your knowledge, how would a person receive the most radiation? Select one answer. RANDOMIZE.

19a. How would a person receive the least radiation? Select one answer. RANDOMIZE.

20. When you hear the words, nuclear waste, what comes to mind? Select one answer. ROTATE FIRST TWO ITEMS

21. When you hear the words, nuclear waste, what else comes to mind? Select one answer. ROTATE FIRST TWO ITEMS

22. Here are some facts about nuclear energy. Please rate each fact on how much it is new and surprising to you. RANDOMIZE.

23. Here are the same facts about nuclear energy. Please rate each fact on its importance. RANDOMIZE.

24.  Based on this information, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity in the United States?  Select one answer.

25.  One last question:  Have you heard anything about the following topics during the past year or so?  Select one answer on each line. Do not rotate.

© Ann Stouffer Bisconti, 2024.