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Pew Research CenterSeptember 22, 2020
Appendix A: Detailed charts and tables

Younger adults tend to have more trust in scientists in some of these places

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Appendix A: Detailed charts and tables
Trust in scientists is often higher among those with more education
Younger adults tend to have more trust in scientists in some of these places
More educated adults often more likely to say public doesn’t know enough to understand science news
In many European countries, men are more likely than women to rate their medical treatments, university STEM education and scientific achievements highly
Those with more education highly supportive of government investment in scientific research
Those on the ideological left generally more likely than those on the right to prioritize protecting the environment
Younger people are often more likely to prioritize protecting the environment over job creation
In some publics, stronger support for increasing renewable energy production on the ideological left
Those on political left tend to see more benefits, less risk, from childhood vaccines
Adults with more education often more likely to see these foods as generally safe than those with less education
Public priorities on environmental protection have gone up over the past 15 years in most publics

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