Table 1.

Key variables in multivariate analyses of public opinion data about nanotechnology

Study	Survey year	Risk/ benefits	Self-report aware	Knowl. (general/nano)	Trust	Religion	View of science/ science media use	Enviro values	Survey mode
Cobb and Macoubrie27	2004		Sig.	NS	Sig.		Sig. (view of sci)		Tel.
Lee et al.18a,*	2004	DV	NS	Sig.			Sig. (both)		Tel.
Gaskell et al.31	2004	DV			Sig.		Sig. (view of sci.)	Sig.	Face
Scheufele and Lewenstein20a,*	2004	Sig.	NS				Sig. (sci. media)		Tel.
Brossard et al.17a,*	2004	Sig.		NS (nano)		Sig.	Sig. (sci. media)		Tel.
Siegrist et al.55b	Not report	DV			Sig.		Sig. (view of sci.)		Mail
Cook and Fairweather67c	2006	Sig.				Sig.			Mail
McComas et al.25d	2006	DV	Sig.	NS (general	NSd	Sig.	NS (sci. media)		Mail
Kahan et al.29	2006	DV	Sig.						Online
Stamfli et al.54b	2006	Sig.			Sig.		Sig. (view of sci.)		Mail
Scheufele et al.47**,e	2007			Sig. (nano)	NSd	Sig.			Tel.
Cacciatore et al. (online first)22**,a	2007	Sig.		Sig. (nano)		NS	NS (sci. newspaper, sci. web),		Tel.
					.	.	Sig. (sci. TV)
Ho et al.21**,a	2007	Sig.		NS (nano)	Sig.	Sig	Sig. (both)		Tel.
Vandermoere et al. (online first)52f	2008		Sig.		Sig		Sig. (view of sci.).	Sig	Online
Vandermoere et al51	2008	DV	Sig.			Sig.	Sig. (view of sci.).	Sig	Online

Abbreviations: DV, dependent variable in study, Sig.; variable was significant in final model; NS, variable was not significant in final model.

^aDV=for support for nanotechnology funding.

^bDV=willingness to buy nanotechnology related food product.

^cDV=willingness to buy nanotechnology beef or lamb.

^dInterpersonal fairness.

^eDV=moral acceptability.

^fDV=support for nanotechnology food packaging.

^{*, **}Used the same survey data. Tel.=telephone.