Survey Results

Semantic content (which expressions are context-dependent?): moderate contextualism (intermediate), minimalism (no more than a few), or radical contextualism (most or all) ?


779 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:
minimalism (no more than a few)
9.37% (8.99%)
Reject or lean against:
minimalism (no more than a few)
0.51% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
moderate contextualism (intermediate)
52.50% (51.86%)
Reject or lean against:
moderate contextualism (intermediate)
0.26% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
radical contextualism (most or all)
25.55% (25.03%)
Reject or lean against:
radical contextualism (most or all)
0.51% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
1.03%
Accept an alternative view
0.77%
The question is too unclear to answer
3.85%
There is no fact of the matter
0.51%
Agnostic/undecided
7.57%
Other
0.39%
N = 779, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (367 respondents)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.29
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 45 19
Reject 139 420
n: 623
p < 0.0001
r: -0.29
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 36 101
Reject 188 181
n: 506
p < 0.0001
r: -0.27
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 15 49
Reject 353 209
n: 626
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 50 71
Reject 67 308
n: 496
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 40 96
Reject 44 325
n: 505
p < 0.0001
r: -0.24
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 82 56
Reject 327 81
n: 546
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 88 65
Reject 143 259
n: 555
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 26 77
Reject 34 301
n: 438
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 36 102
Reject 39 369
n: 546
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 87 99
Reject 371 141
n: 698
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 14 43
Reject 286 208
n: 551
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 18 146
Reject 166 293
n: 623
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 26 78
Reject 160 176
n: 440
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 21 37
Reject 337 198
n: 593
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 66 92
Reject 309 170
n: 637
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 113 51
Reject 419 82
n: 665
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 49 79
Reject 223 168
n: 519
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 32 88
Reject 48 289
n: 457
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 16 109
Reject 12 387
n: 524
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 20 139
Reject 26 413
n: 598
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 38 89
Reject 56 330
n: 513
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 57 80
Reject 222 149
n: 508
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 117 69
Reject 424 88
n: 698
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 12 123
Reject 5 359
n: 499
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 29 128
Reject 32 446
n: 635
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 27 122
Reject 133 266
n: 548
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 76 69
Reject 261 112
n: 518
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 18 135
Reject 96 306
n: 555
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 110 202
Reject 121 122
n: 555
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 56 87
Reject 251 148
n: 542
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 96 46
Reject 204 205
n: 551
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 145 133
Reject 79 149
n: 506
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 31 247
Reject 53 174
n: 505
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 45 84
Reject 80 324
n: 533
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 24 26
Reject 117 326
n: 493
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 29 13
Reject 102 170
n: 314
p: 0.0022
r: 0.17
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 22 37
Reject 105 383
n: 547
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 55 5
Reject 354 132
n: 546
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 190 112
Reject 117 123
n: 542
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 137 33
Reject 458 54
n: 682
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 63 93
Reject 126 308
n: 590
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 353 34
Reject 242 53
n: 682
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 63 110
Reject 265 224
n: 662
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 14 55
Reject 215 417
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 73 115
Reject 288 225
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 8 293
Reject 20 203
n: 524
p: 0.0003
r: 0.16
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 16 38
Reject 84 316
n: 454
p: 0.0007
r: 0.16
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 139 148
Reject 66 142
n: 495
p: 0.0005
r: 0.16
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 15 150
Reject 21 439
n: 625
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 12 39
Reject 55 348
n: 454
p: 0.001
r: -0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 21 79
Reject 103 232
n: 435
p: 0.0014
r: 0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 121 44
Reject 247 214
n: 626
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 10 54
Reject 21 261
n: 346
p: 0.0046
r: -0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 78 78
Reject 273 161
n: 590
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 26 34
Reject 123 378
n: 561
p: 0.0004
r: 0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 64 94
Reject 124 354
n: 636
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 279 110
Reject 179 130
n: 698
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 39 21
Reject 243 290
n: 593
p: 0.0004
r: 0.15
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 320 61
Reject 212 72
n: 665
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 234 126
Reject 141 136
n: 637
p: 0.0003
r: -0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 105 83
Reject 354 159
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 55 101
Reject 245 232
n: 633
p: 0.0003
r: -0.14
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 37 27
Reject 407 154
n: 625
p: 0.0004
r: 0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 31 69
Reject 38 243
n: 381
p: 0.0067
r: 0.14
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 15 39
Reject 59 413
n: 526
p: 0.0015
r: -0.14
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 117 153
Reject 113 102
n: 485
p: 0.0023
r: -0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 38 81
Reject 130 208
n: 457
p: 0.0032
r: 0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 21 151
Reject 23 490
n: 685
p: 0.0003
r: -0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 21 54
Reject 110 129
n: 314
p: 0.0147
r: -0.14
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 17 33
Reject 188 257
n: 495
p: 0.0023
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 16 42
Reject 96 458
n: 612
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 56 232
Reject 61 147
n: 496
p: 0.0027
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 13 34
Reject 63 343
n: 453
p: 0.0042
r: -0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 37 32
Reject 425 207
n: 701
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 53 104
Reject 229 207
n: 593
p: 0.0011
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 24 112
Reject 26 343
n: 505
p: 0.0025
r: 0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 134 259
Reject 95 213
n: 701
p: 0.0004
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 69 36
Reject 120 165
n: 390
p: 0.0083
r: -0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 97 123
Reject 92 78
n: 390
p: 0.0086
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 13 34
Reject 81 429
n: 557
p: 0.002
r: -0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 23 243
Reject 26 158
n: 450
p: 0.0056
r: -0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 13 374
Reject 27 270
n: 684
p: 0.0006
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 38 21
Reject 186 261
n: 506
p: 0.0035
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 78 63
Reject 152 192
n: 485
p: 0.0043
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 22 33
Reject 155 328
n: 538
p: 0.0028
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 48 98
Reject 78 340
n: 564
p: 0.0022
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 6 153
Reject 6 433
n: 598
p: 0.0017
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 17 155
Reject 23 489
n: 684
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 32 23
Reject 154 231
n: 440
p: 0.0078
r: 0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 206 171
Reject 122 163
n: 662
p: 0.0011
r: 0.13
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 13 122
Reject 23 341
n: 499
p: 0.005
r: 0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 62 96
Reject 24 80
n: 262
p: 0.0432
r: 0.12
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 17 43
Reject 79 402
n: 541
p: 0.0039
r: -0.12
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 46 15
Reject 479 75
n: 615
p: 0.0022
r: 0.12
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Accept Reject
Accept 120 192
Reject 69 174
n: 555
p: 0.0037
r: -0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 107 62
Reject 371 120
n: 660
p: 0.0016
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 15 147
Reject 9 427
n: 598
p: 0.0029
r: -0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Accept Reject
Accept 81 74
Reject 274 140
n: 569
p: 0.0037
r: 0.12
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 15 33
Reject 102 380
n: 530
p: 0.0052
r: 0.12
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Accept Reject
Accept 15 39
Reject 99 415
n: 568
p: 0.0038

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: -0.18
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 10 146
Reject 60 349
n: 565
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 144 49
Reject 466 51
n: 710
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 12 59
Reject 45 609
n: 725
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 10 146
Reject 4 405
n: 565
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 7 149
Reject 5 404
n: 565
p: 0.0006
r: 0.14
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 6 47
Reject 14 498
n: 565
p: 0.0007
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 68 1
Reject 542 99
n: 710
p: 0.0004
r: 0.13
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 51 263
Reject 19 232
n: 565
p: 0.002
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 31 125
Reject 35 374
n: 565
p: 0.003
r: -0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 36 158
Reject 161 370
n: 725
p: 0.0008
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 12 144
Reject 13 396
n: 565
p: 0.0031
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 20 174
Reject 16 515
n: 725
p: 0.0009
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 22 171
Reject 18 499
n: 710
p: 0.0013
r: -0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 11 145
Reject 54 355
n: 565
p: 0.0045
r: 0.12
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 6 47
Reject 16 496
n: 565
p: 0.0057
r: 0.12
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 27 166
Reject 33 484
n: 710
p: 0.0021
r: -0.11
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 9 147
Reject 39 370
n: 565
p: 0.0093
r: 0.11
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 65 340
Reject 30 290
n: 725
p: 0.0042
r: -0.1
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 30 284
Reject 36 215
n: 565
p: 0.0131
r: 0.1
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 9 374
Reject 1 304
n: 688
p: 0.0105
r: 0.09
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 5 151
Reject 3 406
n: 565
p: 0.0261
r: 0.09
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 14 180
Reject 17 514
n: 725
p: 0.0139
r: 0.09
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 352 41
Reject 258 59
n: 710
p: 0.0181
r: 0.09
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 29 42
Reject 168 486
n: 725
p: 0.0171
r: 0.09
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 5 48
Reject 14 498
n: 565
p: 0.0431
r: -0.09
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 181 202
Reject 168 137
n: 688
p: 0.0255
r: -0.09
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 23 382
Reject 34 286
n: 725
p: 0.0219
r: -0.08
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 205 200
Reject 194 127
n: 726
p: 0.023
r: 0.08
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 28 166
Reject 55 476
n: 725
p: 0.0236
r: 0.08
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 9 305
Reject 3 248
n: 565
p: 0.0472
r: -0.08
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few) Yes No
Accept 17 54
Reject 143 474
n: 688
p: 0.0285
r: 0.08
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 16 178
Reject 17 514
n: 725
p: 0.0246
r: -0.08
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 14 180
Reject 81 450
n: 725
p: 0.0253
r: 0.08
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 114 80
Reject 285 247
n: 726
p: 0.0257
r: 0.08
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 24 170
Reject 29 502
n: 725
p: 0.0305
r: -0.08
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate) Yes No
Accept 11 394
Reject 20 300
n: 725
p: 0.043
r: 0.07
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all) Yes No
Accept 11 183
Reject 12 519
n: 725
p: 0.0477