Judgment and Decision Making.Vol.6.No.7.October 2011 Behind the veil of ignorance611 Table5:Demographics by population. USA China Difference betwcen distributions Age 26-35 27% 0.3% 35+ 0.9% 0.0院 Sex Male 56.3 x2-11.d Female 437% 网 =001 Hometown Urtan 118% Major 65.9% Independent/Other 20.8% None 295% DuetotheackofpoliticrdmChn politicai Table 6:Patriotism and social issues items How patrio c do you yo Not at all patriotic 2=87.2 Not very patriotic 25.6% 4.5% D<.0005 Which of the following best describes your feelings toward gambling? ee 39.2% 498号 d be ence Which ofthe folwingbest dscribes your fecin toward pmritasxu wity Chin 549 It should be neither raged nor discouraged 681% 384% It should be encouraged 8.3 25% ements shouldsrveorqiythat is they should attempt to make veryone in a s USA Itisnot something that goverment should trytodo 28.6% X2=81.8 P<.0005 42 Note:The patriotis ion was taken from a sun ed by the BBCJudgment and Decision Making, Vol. 6, No. 7, October 2011 Behind the veil of ignorance 611 Table 5: Demographics by population. USA China Difference between distributions Age 18–20 77.4% 76.7% χ 2 = 9.3 21–25 19.0% 23.0% p < .05 26–35 2.7% 0.3% 35+ 0.9% 0.0% Sex Male 56.3% 42.8% χ 2 = 11.4 Female 43.7% 57.2% p = .001 Hometown Urban 29.8% 64.0% χ 2 = 97.5 Semi-urban 58.4% 20.2% p < .001 Rural 11.8% 15.8% Major Humanities 8.5% 4.8% χ 2 = 104.9 Social Sciences 25.7% 66.6% p < .001 Natural Sciences 65.9% 28.6% Political affiliation∗ Democrat 37.4% Republican 12.4% Independent/Other 20.8% None 29.5% ∗ Due to the lack of political freedom in China, political affiliation is not an applicable question. Table 6: Patriotism and social issues items. Some people talk about patriotism being “love for a country”. How patriotic do you yourself feel toward [the USA/China]? USA China Not at all patriotic 6.1% 0.4% χ 2 = 87.2 Not very patriotic 25.6% 4.5% p < .0005 Fairly patriotic 54.6% 60.8% Very patriotic 13.7% 34.4% Which of the following best describes your feelings toward gambling? USA China It should be illegal 2.1% 36.9% χ 2 = 188.3 It should be discouraged but legal 39.2% 49.8% p < .0005 It should be neither encouraged nor discouraged 55.3% 13.2% It should be encouraged 3.3% 0.0% Which of the following best describes your feelings toward pre-marital sexual activity? USA China It should be illegal 0.9% 4.2% χ 2 = 82.5 It should be discouraged but legal 22.7% 54.9% p < .0005 It should be neither encouraged nor discouraged 68.1% 38.4% It should be encouraged 8.3% 2.5% To what extent do you believe that governments should strive for equality, that is they should attempt to make everyone in a society equally well off? USA China It is not something that government should try to do 28.6% 7.9% χ 2 = 84.8 It is somewhat important 46.7% 42.8% p < .0005 It is very important 20.5% 48.3% Don’t know 4.2% 1.0% Note: The patriotism question was taken from a survey commissioned by the BBC. (http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/pdfs/2002_december_bbc_radio_4_patronism_poll.pdf)