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Self-reported understanding of the term "scientific study," by respondent characteristic: 2018
Responses are to the following: When you read or hear the term scientific study, do you have a clear understanding of what it means, a general sense of what it means, or little understanding of what it means? Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.... 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
Climate Change
do not yet extensively understand climate... Funk 2021). The belief that climate scientists do not extensively understand climate change
February 14, 2024
Cross-National Comparisons of Government R&D Priorities
United States) do not use the GUF mechanism to fund R&D for general advancement of knowledge or do not separately account for GUF (like South Korea
April 28, 2022
Cross-National Comparisons of Government R&D Priorities
United States) do not use the GUF mechanism to fund R&D for general advancement of knowledge or do not separately account for GUF (e.g., South Korea); more typically, these countries
January 15, 2020
Public assessment of the danger of modifying genes of crops to the environment, by respondent characteristic: 2000, 2010, 2016, 2018
Responses are to the following: Do you think that modifying the genes of certain crops is... [1 Extremely dangerous for environment], [2 Very dangerous], [3 Somewhat dangerous], [4 Not very dangerous], [5 Not dangerous at all for environment], [6 Can't choose]. Percentages may not add to 100... Categories do not add to total n because "don't know" responses and refusals to respond are not shown. b 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
May 15, 2020
Public Familiarity with S&T Facts
do not represent a deep or comprehensive measurement of scientific knowledge. These questions might... do so in the future (Kahan 2017). To address these types
May 15, 2020
Employed scientists and engineers, by race or ethnicity and occupation: 2019
Scientists and engineers include those with one or more S&E or S&E-related degrees at the bachelor's level or higher or those who have only a non-S&E degree at the bachelor's level or higher and are employed in an S&E or S&E-related occupation. Hispanic or Latino may be any race; race categories
August 31, 2021
Transition to the Skilled Technical Workforce
For students who do not transition into postsecondary education immediately after high school, STW jobs offer higher pay and more opportunities than other types of positions (Carnevale et al. 2018; Rothwell 2015). STW jobs are those that require skills in STEM fields but do not require a bachelor’s
July 08, 2021
Conclusion
Americans do not universally report comprehension of important aspects... Americans report not knowing a lot about science and generally do not report
February 14, 2024
Specialization of S&E articles in geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences, by region, country, or economy: 2000–18
December 17, 2019
S&E publication output in the top 1% of cited publications, by selected country or economy: 1996–2016
December 17, 2019
Full-time graduate students in S&E primarily supported by the federal government, by field and agency: 2019
September 14, 2021
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