Item wording | Item format | Response options | Implementation |
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Some countries around the world have built nuclear weapons. Of the countries listed below, which, if any, do you believe to be currently in possession of nuclear weapons? Please select all that apply. | Multiple choice, multiple | USA India Argentina Russia Pakistan South Africa France North Korea Australia UK Israel Belarus China Iran Egypt None of these | Countries presented in random order; “none of these” option fixed at bottom of the list |
To the best of your knowledge, how many nuclear weapons are there in the world today, approximately? If you are not sure, give your best guess. | Single response, multiple choice | < 500 1500 7500 15,000 50,000 100,000 or more | Response options in fixed order, ordered from lowest to highest value |
How many nuclear weapons are there in your country? If you are not sure, give your best guess. | Slider, open response | 0–100,000 (country specific) | Open-ended question; “I don’t know” option offered |
As far as you know, which of the following, if any, are the likely effects of a nuclear weapon explosion? Please select all that apply. | Multiple response, multiple choice | Radiation Genetic mutations Fire Erosion A blast Hurricanes Loss of fertility Famine None of these | Effects presented in random order; “none of these” fixed at bottom of the list. |
To the best of your knowledge, has any country ever given up a nuclear weapons program? Please select one option. | Binary, close-ended | Yes No | Fixed order |
Nuclear weapons were used during the Second World War. Identify which city or cities on which they were dropped. Please select all that apply. | Multiple response, multiple choice | Hiroshima Nagasaki Tokyo Kyoto Seoul Pyongyang I do not know | Cities presented in random order; “none of these” fixed at bottom of the list |
How many people died as a result of the use of nuclear weapons during the Second World War, approximately? Please select one option. | Single response, multiple choice | < 5000 10,000–25,000 70,000–80,000 150,000–250,000 More than 500,000 I do not know | Ordered, from lowest to highest value; “I don’t know” fixed at bottom of the list |
To the best of your knowledge, how many nuclear-weapons tests have been conducted since 1945, approximately? If you are not sure, give your best guess. | Slider, open response | 0–100,000 (2056) | “I don’t know” option offered |