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| Questionnaire No. | How old are you? | Interest in S&T | What do you consider to be SF? | Fan? | How often? | Main exposure | Real science? | Predicts future? | Good/Bad? | Image of scientist | image affect | Inspires interest in S&T | SF or Psudo | Effect on understanding |
| 1 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Space | y | 2 | n | 2 | agree | 5 | No really image given off | 1 | tend to agree | y | none |
| 2 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Stuff like Star wars | y | 4 | n | 4 | agree | 3 | Mad scientist, world domination | 3 | agree | n | exploring ideas about future, worries about computer advancment etc. given solid form |
| 3 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Science theory and ideas | y | 4 | y | 3 | tend to agree | 4 | Intellegent | 3 | agree | y | makes think a lot. Keep up to date with tech. Good when mixed with tv 'real' science programs |
| 4 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Space and aliens | y | 2 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 3 | Mad prof. Geeks | 1 | tend to agree | n | Inspires discussion about real science |
| 5 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Films, losely based on science, future | n | 1 | n | 3 | tend to disagree | 3 | Nerds | 1 | tend to agree | n | none at all |
| 6 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Space, films | y | 5 | y | 2 | not sure | 3 | Boring | 1 | agree | split | increased understanding on topics of planets, chemicals and Herbs |
| 7 | 61 years + | 2 | Space | n | 1 | n | 1 | not sure | 3 | Long hair, way out, not normal | 1 | disagree | n | Its only fiction, doesn't do anything for understanding |
| 8 | 41 to 50 | 4 | Universe, space | n | 4 | y | 4 | not sure | 4 | Aloof | 2 | tend to agree | n | Improved their understanding |
| 9 | Less than 18 | 2 | Outer space | n | 3 | y | 2 | agree | 5 | Nerds | 2 | tend to agree | split | none at all |
| 10 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Fiction that deals with scientific things | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 2 | crap old men | 3 | agree | split | Educates about what maybe possible and about advances in science and tech. |
| 11 | 51 to 60 | 2 | Robots and that sort of thing | n | 1 | n | 1 | tend to disagree | 1 | Batty | 1 | tend to disagree | n | none at all |
| 12 | 61 years + | 1 | Imagination | n | 1 | n | 5 | agree | 4 | Crack pots | 2 | tend to agree | n | not at all, apart from sci fi based exhibition seen recently in USA |
| 13 | Less than 18 | 4 | Space, unknown | y | 3 | n | 3 | agree | 3 | Academic, intelligent | 4 | agree | y | adds to it |
| 14 | 18 to 30 | 5 | UFOs, space, NASA | y | 3 | y | 2 | agree | 3 | Nuts, tech heads | 5 | not sure | y | Now know a lot about computers and stuff |
| 15 | 18 to 30 | 2 | Star Trek and alike | y | 4 | n | 2 | not sure | 3 | Nutty | 1 | tend to agree | y | none at all |
| 16 | 18 to 30 | 2 | Star Wars and like | n | 2 | n | 1 | not sure | 2 | No really image given off | 1 | agree | y | none |
| 17 | 51 to 60 | 2 | Things from other planets | n | 2 | n | 4 | tend to agree | 4 | Superior | 3 | agree | y | not much |
| 18 | 51 to 60 | 4 | General science stuff | n | 4 | y | 4 | agree | 5 | like real scientists | 4 | agree | y | It does a great deal |
| 19 | 51 to 60 | 4 | Dr Who like things | n | 2 | n | 1 | tend to disagree | 3 | Mad | 1 | tend to disagree | n | none |
| 20 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Knowledge about todays and future science | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 3 | looking for results | 2 | not sure | y | Don't think it has, not much interest in SF |
| 21 | 41 to 50 | 5 | Explaining and exploring the world of science | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Odd | 1 | agree | y | Has changed some views, loved science since childhood |
| 22 | 18 to 30 | 2 | X-files, space,Nerdy people | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Nerdy, big hair, glasses, socially inept, A-sexual, no romance | 4 | tend to agree | y | picked up certain ideas and terms but little effect on understanding |
| 23 | 18 to 30 | 2 | Star Trek type things | n | 2 | n | 1 | disagree | 4 | Crack pots, white coat, mad hair, Doc Brown | 2 | tend to agree | y | Very little, put off science as kid |
| 24 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Star trek | y | 2 | n | 2 | not sure | 2 | Authorative | 2 | tend to agree | n | Ideas of physics and time explained |
| 25 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Stories making use of science as main component | y | 5 | n | 4 | not sure | 3 | Nerd, Mad, scatty | 3 | agree | n | Started interest and inspired to find out about real science |
| 26 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Stories about cutting edge science | y | 3 | n | 4 | tend to disagree | 2 | Old and scatty | 1 | agree | n | No effect because already a scientist |
| 27 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Star Trek | y | 3 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 5 | Mad | 1 | tend to agree | n | Not a lot |
| 28 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Tv, Star Trek and literature | y | 2 | y | 1 | not sure | 4 | Mad, Higly intelligent, misunderstood | 1 | tend to agree | n | Not much, don't link to real science, but like because don't understand what they going on about |
| 29 | 31 to 40 | 5 | Fiction with science theme | n | 2 | n | 1 | disagree | 2 | Mad | 1 | tend to agree | n | none at all |
| 30 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Fiction based around science theory | n | 4 | y | 2 | not sure | 2 | Slightly eccentric, dangerous | 4 | tend to agree | y | Few facts but not a great deal |
| 31 | 31 to 40 | 5 | Literature, Asimov and Clarke | n | 2 | n | 1 | not sure | 2 | Very negatively portrayed | 1 | not sure | n | Very little, public may not understand where fact ends and fiction begins producing negative effects |
| 32 | 41 to 50 | 5 | just beyond the bounds of possiblilty | y | 3 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 2 | Nerdy or if hero follow hero stereotypes | 2 | not sure | n | Ethical problem debated, glamorises ideas, problems of where fact/fiction divide, leads to let down |
| 33 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Applications of science yet to come | y | 4 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 3 | Genius who has no ability to assess impact of what he does on socitey as a whole | 1 | agree | n | More awareness than understanding |
| 34 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Fiction that speculates about the effects of tech. on people and society or set in a scenerio where availabe tech. Is significantly different to our own | y | 4 | n | 3 | not sure | 3 | Plot points, inventers and problem solvers | 1 | agree | split | Sparks interest and provides warnings about complancencey |
| 35 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Speculation about science and future | y | 3 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 3 | Gifted but irresponsible | 2 | tend to agree | n | Zero |
| 36 | 18 to 30 | 3 | stories in any medium whose plot involves technological fantasies about speculative past, parallel, or future | n | 1 | n | 1 | disagree | 2 | Arcane pullover-wearing men with few social skills, little hair, glasses and often a beard | 1 | tend to agree | n | Little. Although it perhaps contributes to a broader societal suspicion of science and scientific motives, witness myths of GM food and moblie phone radation |
| 37 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Nerdy books by Terry Pratchet et al, but also main stream films such as Star Wars and Matrix | n | 4 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 1 | Mad about their subject, ready to risk everything including their lives and those of the people around them | 2 | not sure | split | Not really relavent for biology(my area), can inspire interest but bad portrayal of scientist makes people suspicious of them-not good for government scientists- and making scientists become more secrative for fear of abuse |
| 38 | 41 to 50 | 2 | Futuristic story with basic scientific facts and predictions and a lot of imagination | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Extemely intelligent but different from rest of society, odd. Ones trying to benefit mankind and others evil | 1 | tend to disagree | split | very little |
| 39 | 41 to 50 | 5 | extrapolation of current scientific methodology | y | 5 | n | 3 | not sure | 3 | Saviours and/or villans | 1 | not sure | n | none |
| 40 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Fiction set in the future, makes assumptions/spectulations about what it will be like | y | 4 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 4 | Pure good or sometimes evil, most of the time people who think a great deal | 2 | tend to agree | split | stimulated and developed interest. Encouraged the use and development of tech. As you can see uses and possibilities that you hadn't previously thought of |
| 41 | 31 to 40 | 3 | based on science but alternatively could just be imagination | n | 3 | n | 2 | not sure | 3 | Competition between good and bad guys | 1 | tend to agree | split | None, science fiction is entertainment |
| 42 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Imagining possible future scientific/technological discoveries | y | 3 | n | 3 | not sure | 4 | Bumbling and incompetent or geniuses | 1 | tend to disagree | split | none |
| 43 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Space ships and stuff like that | y | 3 | n | 2 | not sure | 3 | Spotty geeks | 1 | tend to agree | n | very little |
| 44 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Creating writing that uses as its subject matter science and technology that is as of yet not achieved/achievable on this planet by this generation of society | y | 3 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 3 | Quiet, don't go out into the daylight types who know something you don't | 1 | tend to disagree | spilt | It can put into perspective some ideas of the universe, ie reminding us that ours is not the only planet and we are in an 'ever-expanding' universe, but in general I consider it completely separate to actual science |
| 45 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Anything that looks at the possiblities of science | y | 4 | n | 4 | agree | 5 | Mysterious, cool and sexy | 5 | agree | n | A great deal, SF sparks an interest in what could be, it opens up new ways of looking at the world in ways you never thought of, it provokes throught into the way we live, scientists look at the world and try and work out what is going on and what is possible, the states between the two are similar. I believe I am now a scientist as a direct result of watching SF, (B movie scientist) is a role model. |
| 46 | 51 to 60 | 5 | Made up stories about made up science | n | 1 | n | 1 | tend to disagree | 2 | Misguided fanatics | 1 | tend to disagree | y | None |
| 47 | 31 to 40 | 5 | Any story that incorporates elements of futurisitc technology or science | y | 5 | n | 3 | not sure | 4 | As extremes- extremely good, evil or naieve | 1 | agree | n | none |
| 48 | 41 to 50 | 3 | Star trek series, Star Wars | y | 3 | y | 2 | tend to agree | 3 | Mad | 2 | tend to agree | y | Made me think about what life will be like in the future |
| 49 | 18 to 30 | 1 | Space and the unexplained, ufos | y | 3 | y | 1 | disagree | 2 | Weird and strange | 3 | not sure | y | Only see the fiction side, don't give much thought to the science |
| 50 | Less than 18 | 5 | Extraterrestials, space | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 3 | Hero or villian | 1 | tend to disagree | y | No affect as I do not view or read many matters related with science fiction |
| 51 | 41 to 50 | 3 | Imaginary, made up science | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 2 | Threatening, evil | 1 | tend to agree | y | Makes aware of the power of science and tech, scares me a bit to think what amy come |
| 52 | 51 to 60 | 1 | Space ships and stuff like that | n | 1 | n | 1 | disagree | 1 | Mad | 1 | disagree | y | none |
| 53 | 51 to 60 | 2 | Star Trek | y | 3 | y | 1 | tend to agree | 3 | Mad | 2 | tend to agree | y | Not a lot |
| 54 | 31 to 40 | 3 | Star Wars and like | n | 3 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 3 | Loopy and dangerous | 1 | tend to agree | y | Very little |
| 55 | 51 to 60 | 2 | Star Trek, Arthur C Clarke, Philip Dick | y | 3 | y | 2 | not sure | 3 | Mad, unstable | 1 | tend to agree | y | Not a great effect, realms of fantasy & not true science - eg Time travel impossible |
| 56 | 51 to 60 | 2 | Make believe stories about the distant future, especially concerning space | n | 2 | n | 2 | not sure | 2 | Evil, trying to gain power though technology | 1 | tend to agree | n | None, regard as just stories, merely someones fertile imagination |
| 57 | 51 to 60 | 4 | Stories based on a degree of science fantasy | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 3 | Not the norm, absent minded | 2 | tend to disagree | y | None |
| 58 | 31 to 40 | 5 | subjects concerning advanced technology or futuristic planets, based in science fact | y | 3 | n | 4 | tend to agree | 4 | Pushing the frontiers, either very good or evil genius | 3 | tend to agree | n | Triggers an interest to investigate |
| 59 | 41 to 50 | 2 | Jules Verne, TV space programs like Star Trek | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to disagree | 3 | Eccentirc and nerdy | 2 | tend to agree | n | Wow factor |
| 60 | 51 to 60 | 5 | Make believe, purely imagination and fiction | n | 1 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 3 | no image | 1 | not sure | n | Don't really watch any for it to have an affect |
| 61 | 18 to 30 | 4 | Space | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to disagree | 2 | Mad | 1 | tend to agree | y | None, it is science fiction not fact |
| 62 | 31 to 40 | 4 | Star Wars, Star Trek | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 4 | Balding, white coat, glasses | 3 | tend to agree | y | none |
| 63 | 31 to 40 | 3 | Scientific concepts yet to be put into practice | n | 1 | n | 1 | not sure | 2 | Large balding heads in white coats | 2 | not sure | n | none |
| 64 | 41 to 50 | 3 | Science fact enhanced with future possibilities | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to agree | 4 | Totally absorbed in their beliefs boarding on obsessive | 2 | not sure | n | Negligible |
| 65 | 41 to 50 | 4 | Drama about the future | y | 4 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 1 | Inaccuratly | 1 | tend to agree | y | very little |
| 66 | 41 to 50 | 5 | Someones views of the future | y | 3 | n | 2 | disagree | 3 | Over glamourised | 1 | tend to agree | y | None |
| 67 | 31 to 40 | 3 | Futuristic make believe | n | 3 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Men in white coats with thick lens glasses | 3 | tend to agree | n | Endless possibilities that may turn into a reality in the future |
| 68 | 51 to 60 | 3 | Science and technology exagerated | n | 1 | n | 3 | not sure | 2 | Self centred with tunnel vision, sometimes ill conceived | 2 | not sure | y | Made me think of aspects of life that could or may occur |
| 69 | Less than 18 | 2 | TV and books such as Star Trek and X-Files | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Crazy and over passionate about ideas | 3 | tend to agree | y | Don't take much notice, prefer to concentrate on the facts we have today, not predictions of what may happen. Some of it is so far fetched I fail to understand it or believe it could happen. I like to know that what I'm being told has been proved |
| 70 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Potenially unrealistic aspects of science such as aliens and space ships | n | 1 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 2 | Geeks, intelligent ,mad | 3 | agree | y | Made me more interested in the potenial sci & tech has.Hasn't aided my understanding but as made me question the 'facts' of science |
| 71 | 61 years + | 3 | The unknown, thought provocing | n | 2 | n | 4 | tend to agree | 3 | Intellegent | 4 | tend to agree | y | none |
| 72 | 31 to 40 | 3 | different worls, different times | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to disagree | 1 | Mad boffins | 3 | tend to disagree | y | Very little in reality, but there is always a little doubt raised that it may be true |
| 73 | 31 to 40 | 2 | Books,films,tv depicting other worlds, times and tech | n | 2 | n | 2 | tend to agree | 4 | Wacky,weird boffins, rarely as dull as in real life | 1 | tend to agree | y | none but thought proviking. It can make you 'think' more about the science involved |
| 74 | 51 to 60 | 4 | Stories that tell about science, engineering and human related events that are yet to occur | y | 3 | n | 4 | tend to agree | 3 | some good, some bad | 1 | agree | n | Good effect. Provides a possible vision of the future that enhances on current beliefs |
| 75 | 18 to 30 | 3 | Fictional stories about science, space travel and aliens | y | 2 | n | 3 | not sure | 3 | Mad. A bit on the edge with hair brained ideas | 3 | tend to agree | n | Made me more interested as it seems to be a combination of real ideas and the future of science and tech |
| 76 | Less than 18 | 3 | stories aboutfuture and space exploration | n | 2 | n | 3 | not sure | 3 | Geeks with glasses and wild hair | 1 | tend to agree | y | Shown me what things may be like in the future |
| 77 | Less than 18 | 4 | About professors and the future | n | 3 | n | 3 | not sure | 2 | Mad | 1 | not sure | y | none |
| 78 | 31 to 40 | 3 | Stories about space/future with a degree of reality | n | 2 | n | 2 | not sure | 3 | Slightly batty profesors | 1 | tend to agree | split | It extends understanding of what happens to what might happen in the future |
| 79 | 18 to 30 | 2 | Extraterrestials, space, aliens, unrealistic science | n | 2 | n | 3 | tend to disagree | 3 | Mega intelligent, geeks | 3 | disagree | split | Very little |
| 80 | 18 to 30 | 5 | Dramatisation of the destiny of the human race | y | 4 | n | 4 | agree | 3 | Oblivious to the extent of the damage/good their discoveries can do | 3 | tend to agree | y | It can give you a good grounding in the fundamental principles of science and can really make you think how diverse and exciting the universe might turn out to be |