Majority of Americans Have No Confidence in Science

In the US, only 39% have high confidence in the scientific community, while the majority are skeptical about its integrity.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Only 39% of U.S. adults reported having “a great deal of confidence” in the scientific community, which means 61% did not

• Fewer adults had faith in science in 2022 compared to 2021 and 2018, when 48% reported feeling a great deal of confidence about science

• The 2022 results also revealed that 48% of U.S. adults had “only some” confidence …