Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline [REPORT]

A new Pew Research Center survey finds the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there’s been a continued decline in public trust in scientists.

In this report, we cover:

• Trust in scientists and other groups (Chapter 1)
• Views of the impact of science on society (Chapter 2)
• Support for government investments in science (Chapter 3)

Key findings

• Chart shows Fewer Americans now say science has had a mostly positive effect on society
  Impact of science on society
• Overall, 57% of Americans say science has had a mostly positive effect on society. This share is down 8 percentage points since November 2021 and down 16 points since before the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
• About a third (34%) now say the impact of science on society has been equally positive as negative. A small share (8%) think science has had a mostly negative impact on society.

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