Sources and attribution

Every poll figure on this page comes from one of the sources below. We cite published toplines only and enter each number by hand. No source listed here reviewed or endorses Vera Orbit.

• YouGov, “18% say that airplane vapor trails contain mind-altering chemicals” (September 30, 2011). YouGov survey; field dates not given. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/2182-18-say-airplane-vapor-trails-contain-mind-alte Source: YouGov plc, 2011, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: F01.
• YouGov, “Do you believe that the world is round or flat?” (February 6, 2018). YouGov daily question; February 6, 2018; n=8,215 U.S. adults. https://yougov.com/en-us/daily-results/20180206-7e107-3 Source: YouGov plc, 2018, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: F03, A02.
• YouGov, “Americans support sending astronauts to the moon and Mars” (July 16, 2021). Sponsor: The Economist. Economist/YouGov Poll; July 10-13, 2021; n=1,500 U.S. adult citizens. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/37081-americans-support-sending-astronauts-moon-and-mars Source: YouGov plc, 2021, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: F04, A01.
• YouGov, “Conspiracy Theories | Economist/YouGov Poll: August 7 - 9 2022” (August 10, 2022). Sponsor: The Economist. Economist/YouGov Poll; August 7-9, 2022; n=1,500 U.S. adult citizens. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/43401-conspiracy-theory-economist-yougov-poll-august-7 Source: YouGov plc, 2022, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: F05, F09, F13, F14, F15, F16, ELECT, R03.
• PRRI. Cited by link only: https://prri.org/spotlight/the-rise-and-impact-of-q-the-2024-election-from-the-view-of-qanon-believers/. Used for: F05.
• Chapman University. Cited by link only: https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2016/10/11/what-arent-they-telling-us/. Used for: F06.
• YouGov, “Most Americans endorse at least some aspects of the new-age spiritual movement” (November 29, 2022). YouGov survey; August 18-22, 2022; n=1,000 U.S. adult citizens. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/44581-most-americans-hold-some-new-age-beliefs-poll Source: YouGov plc, 2022, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: F11.
• “Most Americans have heard of the conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 outbreak was planned, and about one-third of those aware of it say it might be true.” Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2020) https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2020/06/29/most-americans-have-heard-of-the-conspiracy-theory-that-the-covid-19-outbreak-was-planned/ Used for: F12, R06.
• YouGov, “A quarter of Americans view homeopathy as effective” (March 19, 2015). YouGov survey; field dates not given in article. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/11844-alternative-medicine Source: YouGov plc, 2015, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: W14.
• SAGE Publications, “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adults: A Population Survey on Public Beliefs” (July 4, 2019). Journal of Attention Disorders; German population survey. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054719855691 Used for: W17.
• The Washington Post, “A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds” (January 4, 2024). Sponsor: Washington Post and University of Maryland. Washington Post-University of Maryland poll; December 14-18, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/04/fbi-conspiracy-jan-6-attack-misinformation/ Used for: R04.
• YouGov, “Russia's impact on the election seen through partisan eyes” (March 9, 2018). Sponsor: The Economist. Economist/YouGov Poll; March 4-6, 2018; n=1,500 U.S. adults. https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/20383-russias-impact-election-seen-through-partisan-eyes Source: YouGov plc, 2018, © All rights reserved · Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 Used for: L01.
• Gallup, “U.S. Adults' Estimates of COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk” (September 27, 2021). Gallup COVID-19 Panel; August 16-22, 2021; n=3,158. https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/354938/adults-estimates-covid-hospitalization-risk.aspx Used for: L02.
• “The New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over Food Science.” Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2016) https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2016/12/01/the-new-food-fights/ Used for: N01.
• Ipsos, “On immigration, most buying into idea of "invasion" at southern border” (August 18, 2022). Sponsor: NPR. NPR/Ipsos poll; July 28-29, 2022; n=1,116. https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-08/NPR%20Immigration%20Topline%20%2B%20PR%2008.17.22.pdf Used for: R11.
• KFF, “2016 Employer Health Benefits Survey” (September 14, 2016). KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey; 2016 survey of employers. https://www.kff.org/report-section/ehbs-2016-summary-of-findings/ Used for: C09.