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This table contains the data behind the story Elitist, Superfluous, Or Popular? We Polled Americans on the Oxford Comma.

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Suggested facets: In your opinion, which sentence is more gramatically correct?, Prior to reading about it above, had you heard of the serial (or Oxford) comma?, How much, if at all, do you care about the use (or lack thereof) of the serial (or Oxford) comma in grammar?, How would you write the following sentence?, When faced with using the word "data", have you ever spent time considering if the word was a singular or plural noun?, How much, if at all, do you care about the debate over the use of the word "data" as a singluar or plural noun?, In your opinion, how important or unimportant is proper use of grammar?, Gender, Age, Household Income, Education, Location (Census Region)

Link rowid RespondentID In your opinion, which sentence is more gramatically correct? Prior to reading about it above, had you heard of the serial (or Oxford) comma? How much, if at all, do you care about the use (or lack thereof) of the serial (or Oxford) comma in grammar? How would you write the following sentence? When faced with using the word "data", have you ever spent time considering if the word was a singular or plural noun? How much, if at all, do you care about the debate over the use of the word "data" as a singluar or plural noun? In your opinion, how important or unimportant is proper use of grammar? Gender Age Household Income ▼ Education Location (Census Region)
3 3 3292942669 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Not at all Very important Male 30-44     East North Central
4 4 3292932796 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Male 18-29   Less than high school degree Middle Atlantic
5 5 3292932522 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much            
14 14 3292720964 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree West North Central
18 18 3292653724 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Somewhat important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree East North Central
21 21 3292631647 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree West North Central
24 24 3292587673 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some            
26 26 3292577509 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal.                      
27 27 3292576591 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male 30-44   Bachelor degree East North Central
31 31 3292538254 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Somewhat important Male 30-44   Bachelor degree Pacific
36 36 3292471540 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Not much Very important Male 18-29   Bachelor degree Pacific
38 38 3292461339 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot Very important Male 30-44   Bachelor degree Mountain
45 45 3292335822 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 30-44   Some college or Associate degree Middle Atlantic
51 51 3292214390 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree East North Central
58 58 3292137946 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Male 18-29   High school degree West South Central
63 63 3292094597 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat unimportant          
64 64 3292089591 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Very unimportant Male 30-44   Bachelor degree East North Central
68 68 3291958520 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important          
75 75 3291817712 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 18-29   High school degree South Atlantic
79 79 3291802821 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot                  
83 83 3291745570 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal.                      
92 92 3291648208 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male > 60   Some college or Associate degree Mountain
93 93 3291646929 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male > 60     East North Central
95 95 3291639565 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Male > 60     West North Central
96 96 3291625347 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much            
97 97 3291619033 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important Male 30-44   Some college or Associate degree Middle Atlantic
99 99 3291616811 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Not at all Very important Male 18-29   Bachelor degree West North Central
101 101 3291604017 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot Very important Male > 60   Some college or Associate degree South Atlantic
110 110 3291541633 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some            
112 112 3291459209 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male 30-44   Bachelor degree East North Central
114 114 3291432876 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal.                      
117 117 3291426312 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal.                      
125 125 3291405591 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important Female > 60   Graduate degree South Atlantic
126 126 3291402678 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal.                      
129 129 3291396459 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important Female > 60   High school degree Mountain
131 131 3291394671 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Female 45-60   Some college or Associate degree New England
133 133 3291386692 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive.                
134 134 3291381063 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important          
136 136 3291370269 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Female 45-60   Some college or Associate degree Middle Atlantic
142 142 3291332110 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important          
143 143 3291321932 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important          
144 144 3291317447 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Female 45-60   Some college or Associate degree East North Central
147 147 3291265464 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot Very important          
148 148 3291263195 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot            
151 151 3291244173 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much            
154 154 3291176462 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Male 30-44   Some college or Associate degree Pacific
159 159 3291111931 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all            
164 164 3291090594 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Somewhat important Male 30-44   Graduate degree East North Central
170 170 3291060159 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Male 45-60   Bachelor degree Mountain
172 172 3291044779 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree West South Central
179 179 3291022661 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some            
182 182 3291018228 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Female 18-29   High school degree East North Central
183 183 3291017002 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Female 18-29   High school degree West South Central
184 184 3291016356 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Male > 60   Some college or Associate degree South Atlantic
187 187 3291013719 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal.                      
191 191 3291010550 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much            
196 196 3291001568 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Very important Male 30-44   Some college or Associate degree Mountain
200 200 3290974465 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Female > 60   Some college or Associate degree Mountain
210 210 3290950589 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. No Not at all Very important Female 18-29   High school degree Mountain
212 212 3290946002 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Very important Female > 60   Some college or Associate degree Middle Atlantic
221 221 3290899316 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot Very important Female 18-29   Bachelor degree South Atlantic
230 230 3290880520 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male 30-44   Bachelor degree East North Central
231 231 3290878007 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important Female > 60   Graduate degree Middle Atlantic
233 233 3290872774 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Neither important nor unimportant (neutral) Female 18-29   Some college or Associate degree Pacific
238 238 3290860245 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important Female 30-44   Bachelor degree Middle Atlantic
241 241 3290859441 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. No Some Very important Male 45-60   Some college or Associate degree Mountain
247 247 3290846809 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Not much Somewhat important Male 18-29   Graduate degree New England
248 248 3290846548 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Somewhat important Male 18-29   Some college or Associate degree East North Central
253 253 3290838860 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Not much Very important Female 30-44   Bachelor degree South Atlantic
254 254 3290836189 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important Female 30-44   Graduate degree New England
266 266 3290809950 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important Male 30-44   Graduate degree Pacific
267 267 3290809611 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important          
269 269 3290807416 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 45-60   Bachelor degree Mountain
275 275 3290794739 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Female 30-44   Some college or Associate degree West North Central
285 285 3290775672 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Female 18-29   Some college or Associate degree New England
287 287 3290771889 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Male 18-29   Bachelor degree East North Central
295 295 3290762497 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal.                      
303 303 3290749376 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Female 30-44   Bachelor degree South Atlantic
306 306 3290737403 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. No Not much Somewhat important Male > 60   Bachelor degree Pacific
309 309 3290733889 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. No A lot Very important Female > 60     West South Central
315 315 3290717370 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Very important Male 45-60   Some college or Associate degree South Atlantic
319 319 3290707504 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Not much Somewhat important Male 45-60   Graduate degree East North Central
320 320 3290706338 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important          
321 321 3290702293 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important Male 45-60   Graduate degree Pacific
326 326 3290694996 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important Female 18-29   Some college or Associate degree West South Central
327 327 3290694785 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Female > 60     Pacific
328 328 3290694100 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 18-29   Graduate degree East North Central
336 336 3290680989 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No A lot Very important Female > 60   Some college or Associate degree East North Central
343 343 3290667973 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 45-60   Bachelor degree West North Central
344 344 3290667098 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some Somewhat important Male 45-60   Bachelor degree Middle Atlantic
345 345 3290663625 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not at all Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Somewhat important Female 18-29   High school degree New England
347 347 3290652693 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important Female 45-60   Some college or Associate degree West South Central
350 350 3290650862 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive.                
356 356 3290644127 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Some Somewhat important Male 30-44   Graduate degree South Atlantic
357 357 3290642158 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. Yes Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not at all Very important Female 45-60   Bachelor degree South Atlantic
364 364 3290633643 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. No Not much Very important Male 18-29   High school degree East North Central
365 365 3290633031 It's important for a person to be honest, kind and loyal. No Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Male 45-60     South Atlantic
379 379 3290602402 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. No Not much Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive.                
383 383 3290589683 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes Some Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data is inconclusive. Yes Some Very important Female > 60   High school degree South Atlantic
389 389 3290584650 It's important for a person to be honest, kind, and loyal. Yes A lot Some experts say it's important to drink milk, but the data are inconclusive. Yes A lot Very important Female > 60   Bachelor degree West North Central

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  "In your opinion, which sentence is more gramatically correct?" TEXT,
  "Prior to reading about it above, had you heard of the serial (or Oxford) comma?" TEXT,
  "How much, if at all, do you care about the use (or lack thereof) of the serial (or Oxford) comma in grammar?" TEXT,
  "How would you write the following sentence?" TEXT,
  "When faced with using the word ""data"", have you ever spent time considering if the word was a singular or plural noun?" TEXT,
  "How much, if at all, do you care about the debate over the use of the word ""data"" as a singluar or plural noun?" TEXT,
  "In your opinion, how important or unimportant is proper use of grammar?" TEXT,
  "Gender" TEXT,
  "Age" TEXT,
  "Household Income" TEXT,
  "Education" TEXT,
  "Location (Census Region)" TEXT
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