Framing effects for various issues

Framing effects for various issues
Issue Frame N Mean SD Sig.
KKK rally Public safety (−) 273 2.67 1.88
Civil liberties (+) 267 3.25 2.17 0.001
Concealed handgun law Public safety (−) 273 3.39 2.27
Civil liberties (+) 269 4.22 2.26 0
Stem cell research Traditional values (−) 273 4.43 2.19
Scientific progress (+) 267 4.72 2 0.111
Affirmative action for women Unfair advantage (−) 267 3.73 1.99
Remedy historical wrongs (+) 269 3.71 1.79 0.851

Notes: “Mean” table entries are average responses, where minimum response is 1, and maximum response is 7, where 7 is maximum support.

Questions measuring support:

  • KKK rally: In general, do you oppose or support allowing members of the Ku Klux Klan to hold public rallies?
  • Concealed handgun law: How strongly do you support or oppose a proposed state law allowing citizens to carry concealed handguns?
  • Stem cell research: How strongly do you oppose or support embryonic stem cell research?
  • Affirmative action for women: Do you oppose or support preferential hiring and promotion of women?

Visualize average support across frames

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