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Perceptions of U.S. STEM education compared with other nations at K–12 and university levels: 2019
Responses are to the following: I'd like you to compare the United States to other nations in a few different ways. Do you think the U.S. is the best in the world, above average, average or below average? Its science, technology, engineering and math education in grades K to 12. Its science
February 14, 2024
Current fund expenditures for research equipment at academic institutions, by R&D field: FYs 2004–18
FY 2016, and capitalized equipment expenditures in non-S&E fields were not collected before FY 2010. nec = not elsewhere
January 15, 2020
Index of U.S. publications, by field: 2010–22
Articles refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned... S&E field.
December 11, 2023
Business R&D intensity, by top R&D-performing industries: 2010–19
R&D and Innovation Survey and do not include companies with fewer than 5 domestic employees. Data for 2017–18... Enterprise Research and Development Survey; both surveys do not include companies with fewer than 10
April 28, 2022
U.S. companies introducing new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry sector, number of companies, and percentage of companies: 2014–16
Statistics for the number of companies are based only on companies in the United States responding "Yes" to at least one of the items on the survey relating to new or significantly improved products regardless of whether the company performed or funded R&D. These statistics do not include
January 15, 2020
Industry share of U.S. business R&D, by top R&D-performing industries: 2019–22
Industry classification is based on the dominant business code from the North American Industry Classification System for domestic R&D performance, when available. For companies that did not report business codes, the classification used for sampling was assigned. Data do not include companies
July 23, 2025
Public perception of scientists, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond are
May 15, 2020
Public interest in selected issues, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond are
May 15, 2020
Public confidence in leaders of the scientific and medical communities, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond
May 15, 2020
Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond
May 15, 2020
Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond
May 15, 2020
Public assessment of spending on the environment, by respondent characteristic: 2018
For science and mathematics education, "low" equates to five or fewer high school and college science or mathematics courses, "middle" is six through eight courses, and "high" means nine or more courses. b Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond are
May 15, 2020
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