Survey Results

Footbridge (pushing man off bridge will save five on track below, what ought one do?): push or don't push?


1740 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
push
21.95% (21.55%)
Reject or lean against:
push
0.17% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
don't push
56.03% (55.80%)
Reject or lean against:
don't push
0.23% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
0.69%
Accept an alternative view
2.24%
The question is too unclear to answer
4.43%
There is no fact of the matter
4.89%
Agnostic/undecided
8.56%
Other
1.84%
N = 1740, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (45 respondents)
Alternative Views

55 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • JUMP (9): jump (9)
  • DILE (6): dilemma (5) dilemmas (1)
  • DEPE (4): depends (4)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.42
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 230 115
Reject 252 730
n: 1327
p < 0.0001
r: 0.33
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 370 7
Reject 690 334
n: 1401
p < 0.0001
r: -0.3
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 55 286
Reject 444 542
n: 1327
p < 0.0001
r: -0.29
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 11 173
Reject 121 366
n: 671
p < 0.0001
r: 0.27
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 91 100
Reject 148 364
n: 703
p < 0.0001
r: -0.25
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 91 116
Reject 376 187
n: 770
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 82 256
Reject 105 900
n: 1343
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 191 35
Reject 416 212
n: 854
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 94 112
Reject 163 445
n: 814
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 239 13
Reject 547 143
n: 942
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 230 92
Reject 440 399
n: 1161
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 37 325
Reject 249 805
n: 1416
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 44 163
Reject 61 501
n: 769
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 252 98
Reject 546 470
n: 1366
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 83 223
Reject 401 494
n: 1201
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 27 185
Reject 178 415
n: 805
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 84 259
Reject 445 539
n: 1327
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 130 106
Reject 245 427
n: 908
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 32 80
Reject 154 177
n: 443
p: 0.0002
r: -0.17
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 20 139
Reject 96 341
n: 596
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 86 89
Reject 141 337
n: 653
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 91 68
Reject 179 258
n: 596
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 51 61
Reject 97 234
n: 443
p: 0.0006
r: 0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 60 162
Reject 97 513
n: 832
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 216 137
Reject 734 298
n: 1385
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 72 153
Reject 110 492
n: 827
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 62 148
Reject 230 343
n: 783
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 152 147
Reject 343 556
n: 1198
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 38 328
Reject 253 801
n: 1420
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 181 112
Reject 431 458
n: 1182
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 22 200
Reject 22 603
n: 847
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 24 181
Reject 94 441
n: 740
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 7 184
Reject 70 479
n: 740
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 58 132
Reject 228 284
n: 702
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 70 296
Reject 100 956
n: 1422
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 14 144
Reject 70 342
n: 570
p: 0.0005
r: -0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 135 205
Reject 517 451
n: 1308
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 56 167
Reject 218 431
n: 872
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 112 87
Reject 257 333
n: 789
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 35 257
Reject 180 702
n: 1174
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 128 196
Reject 286 655
n: 1265
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 224 115
Reject 786 227
n: 1352
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 60 148
Reject 98 465
n: 771
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 24 171
Reject 140 383
n: 718
p: 0.0003
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 17 159
Reject 94 395
n: 665
p: 0.0005
r: 0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 203 104
Reject 441 404
n: 1152
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 76 227
Reject 156 728
n: 1187
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 49 132
Reject 106 380
n: 667
p: 0.0007
r: 0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 95 52
Reject 171 195
n: 513
p: 0.003
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 44 113
Reject 161 251
n: 569
p: 0.0022
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 43 132
Reject 167 311
n: 653
p: 0.0013
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 159 200
Reject 607 436
n: 1402
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 96 82
Reject 198 292
n: 668
p: 0.0014
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 35 157
Reject 157 397
n: 746
p: 0.0008
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 21 235
Reject 149 598
n: 1003
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 53 69
Reject 226 213
n: 561
p: 0.0048
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 141 103
Reject 413 190
n: 847
p: 0.0008
r: 0.12
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 42 141
Reject 66 423
n: 672
p: 0.0028
r: 0.11
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 100 113
Reject 207 387
n: 807
p: 0.0011
r: -0.11
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 50 170
Reject 200 426
n: 846
p: 0.0012
r: -0.11
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 197 39
Reject 599 73
n: 908
p: 0.0009
r: 0.11
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 23 190
Reject 19 573
n: 805
p: 0.0022
r: 0.11
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 69 66
Reject 148 227
n: 510
p: 0.0159
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 144 163
Reject 344 553
n: 1204
p: 0.0004
r: -0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 20 168
Reject 123 389
n: 700
p: 0.0071
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 40 93
Reject 61 264
n: 458
p: 0.0296
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 103 93
Reject 196 334
n: 726
p: 0.0067
r: -0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 97 94
Reject 272 225
n: 688
p: 0.0087
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 26 334
Reject 46 1013
n: 1419
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 45 167
Reject 93 487
n: 792
p: 0.0067
r: 0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 19 205
Reject 26 619
n: 869
p: 0.0061
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 6 163
Reject 48 420
n: 637
p: 0.0203
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 51 115
Reject 166 311
n: 643
p: 0.0197
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 53 92
Reject 200 213
n: 558
p: 0.0304
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 268 86
Reject 854 212
n: 1420
p: 0.0006
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 59 153
Reject 212 377
n: 801
p: 0.0107
r: 0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 41 170
Reject 76 518
n: 805
p: 0.011
r: 0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 103 234
Reject 226 719
n: 1282
p: 0.0014
r: 0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 139 117
Reject 326 425
n: 1007
p: 0.0051
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 47 253
Reject 204 653
n: 1157
p: 0.0028
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 32 128
Reject 52 359
n: 571
p: 0.0429
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 22 121
Reject 50 362
n: 555
p: 0.0474
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 56 237
Reject 214 675
n: 1182
p: 0.0039
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 49 108
Reject 114 294
n: 565
p: 0.0489
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 40 263
Reject 144 704
n: 1151
p: 0.005
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 29 129
Reject 78 358
n: 594
p: 0.0479
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 39 157
Reject 136 392
n: 724
p: 0.0308
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 30 191
Reject 57 570
n: 848
p: 0.0199
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 183 154
Reject 578 368
n: 1283
p: 0.005
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 223 129
Reject 714 312
n: 1378
p: 0.0037
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 177 190
Reject 549 501
n: 1417
p: 0.0034
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 141 72
Reject 356 253
n: 822
p: 0.0273
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 93 241
Reject 354 643
n: 1331
p: 0.0054
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 40 172
Reject 139 438
n: 789
p: 0.0331
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 60 271
Reject 272 723
n: 1326
p: 0.0058
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 6 217
Reject 20 659
n: 902
p: 0.0237
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 251 108
Reject 653 390
n: 1402
p: 0.005
r: -0.07
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 44 151
Reject 183 369
n: 747
p: 0.0451
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 102 206
Reject 244 644
n: 1196
p: 0.0131
r: -0.07
Footbridge: push Accept Reject
Accept 232 4
Reject 665 7
n: 908
p: 0.0343

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: 0.16
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 77 181
Reject 120 683
n: 1061
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 16 242
Reject 142 661
n: 1061
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 33 225
Reject 30 773
n: 1061
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 15 356
Reject 113 982
n: 1466
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 29 229
Reject 42 761
n: 1061
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 329 43
Reject 840 249
n: 1461
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 42 330
Reject 246 843
n: 1461
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 23 348
Reject 21 1074
n: 1466
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 36 222
Reject 161 642
n: 1061
p: 0.0014
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 11 247
Reject 54 749
n: 1061
p: 0.0029
r: -0.09
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 74 297
Reject 249 846
n: 1466
p: 0.0005
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 52 319
Reject 180 915
n: 1466
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 5 253
Reject 2 801
n: 1061
p: 0.0072
r: 0.08
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 19 255
Reject 28 749
n: 1051
p: 0.0128
r: -0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 17 354
Reject 80 1015
n: 1466
p: 0.0049
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 15 243
Reject 24 779
n: 1061
p: 0.0213
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 7 251
Reject 8 795
n: 1061
p: 0.0215
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 7 251
Reject 7 796
n: 1061
p: 0.0247
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 23 348
Reject 29 1066
n: 1466
p: 0.0098
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 69 302
Reject 178 917
n: 1466
p: 0.0115
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 31 227
Reject 67 736
n: 1061
p: 0.0347
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 36 222
Reject 78 725
n: 1061
p: 0.0351
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 47 324
Reject 114 981
n: 1466
p: 0.0155
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 8 250
Reject 11 792
n: 1061
p: 0.0458
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 5 253
Reject 4 799
n: 1061
p: 0.0489
r: -0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 46 325
Reject 161 934
n: 1466
p: 0.0209
r: -0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 159 187
Reject 512 505
n: 1363
p: 0.0262
r: -0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 175 180
Reject 564 465
n: 1384
p: 0.0271
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 23 348
Reject 52 1043
n: 1466
p: 0.0258
r: -0.05
Footbridge: push Yes No
Accept 8 363
Reject 37 1058
n: 1466
p: 0.046