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| Figure PPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Figure PPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Figure PPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Figure PPS-2 | U.S. adults who agree that science makes our way of life change too fast, that science provides more opportunities for the next generation, and that the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1992–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Figure PPS-2 | U.S. adults who agree that science makes our way of life change too fast, that science provides more opportunities for the next generation, and that the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1992–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Figure PPS-2 | U.S. adults who agree that science makes our way of life change too fast, that science provides more opportunities for the next generation, and that the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1992–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Figure PPS-3 | Trust in science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Figure PPS-4 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1985–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Figure PPS-4 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1985–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Figure PPS-5 | Perceived knowledge about science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Figure PPS-6 | Tried to get information about science in the past 30 days, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Figure PPS-7 | Tried to get information about medicine, disease, or health in the past 30 days, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Figure PPS-8 | How often U.S. adults thought about the impact of science on their everyday lives, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: 2019 and 2020 | 3M | State of Science Index Survey |
| Figure PPS-9 | Participation in science activities in the past 12 months: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Figure PPS-10 | Helped a child with a science project in the past 12 months, by family income and education: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Figure PPS-A | Respondents who correctly answered factual knowledge question about whether antibiotics kill viruses: Selected years, 1988–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Figure PPS-A | Respondents who correctly answered factual knowledge question about whether antibiotics kill viruses: Selected years, 1988–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Figure PPS-A | Respondents who correctly answered factual knowledge question about whether antibiotics kill viruses: Selected years, 1988–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Figure PPS-B | Among those who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, reasons for intending not to get a vaccine: January 2021 and September 2021 | U.S. Census Bureau | Household Pulse Survey |
| Table PPS-1 | Confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by demographic characteristics: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table PPS-2 | Americans' understanding of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table PPS-3 | Confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by perception of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table PPS-4 | Confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by perception of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table PPS-5 | Participation in science activities in the past 12 months, by family income and education: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table PPS-A | COVID-19 vaccination status and intent to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Household Pulse Survey: January 2021 and September 2021 | U.S. Census Bureau | Household Pulse Survey |
| Table SPPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-1 | Public assessment of benefits and harms of scientific research: Selected years, 1979–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-2 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-2 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-2 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-3 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-3 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-3 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-4 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-4 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-4 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-5 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-5 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-5 | Public assessment of whether science and technology result in more opportunities for the next generation: Selected years, 1985–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-6 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-6 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-6 | Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-7 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-7 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-7 | Public assessment of whether science makes life change too fast: Selected years, 1979–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-8 | Trust in science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Table SPPS-9 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1983–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-9 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1983–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-10 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1983–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-10 | Public perception of scientists: Selected years, 1983–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-11 | Confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by demographic characteristics: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table SPPS-12 | Answers to viruses factual knowledge question: Selected years, 1988–2018 | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics | Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and Understanding of Science and Technology |
| Table SPPS-12 | Answers to viruses factual knowledge question: Selected years, 1988–2018 | NORC at the University of Chicago | General Social Survey |
| Table SPPS-12 | Answers to viruses factual knowledge question: Selected years, 1988–2018 | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research | Surveys of Consumers Attitudes |
| Table SPPS-13 | COVID-19 vaccination status and intent to get COVID-19 vaccine, Household Pulse Survey: January 2021 and September 2021 | U.S. Census Bureau | Household Pulse Survey |
| Table SPPS-14 | Among those who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, reasons for intending not to get a vaccine: January 2021 and September 2021 | U.S. Census Bureau | Household Pulse Survey |
| Table SPPS-15 | Perceived knowledge about science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Table SPPS-16 | Americans' understanding of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table SPPS-17 | Confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by understanding of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table SPPS-18 | Confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public, by understanding of the scientific method: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |
| Table SPPS-19 | Interest in science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Table SPPS-20 | Interest in science, by country: 2018 | Wellcome Trust | Wellcome Global Monitor |
| Table SPPS-21 | How often U.S. adults thought about the impact of science on their everyday lives, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: 2019 and 2020 | 3M | State of Science Index Survey |
| Table SPPS-22 | Participation in science activities in the past 12 months, by family income and education: 2020 | Pew Research Center | American Trends Panel |