News audiences in the United States were only marginally more interested in science news in 2021, according to the most recent data, with 27 percent of respondents to a survey saying they were very interested in the topic, an increase of just two percent compared to four years earlier. That being said, more consumers expressed at least some interest in reading news about science than those who did not.
Level of interest in science news coverage in the United States in 2017 and 2021
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Pew Research Center. (November 10, 2022). Level of interest in science news coverage in the United States in 2017 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383969/science-news-interest-us/
Pew Research Center. "Level of interest in science news coverage in the United States in 2017 and 2021." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383969/science-news-interest-us/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Level of interest in science news coverage in the United States in 2017 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383969/science-news-interest-us/
Pew Research Center. "Level of Interest in Science News Coverage in The United States in 2017 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383969/science-news-interest-us/
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Level of interest in science news coverage in the United States in 2017 and 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383969/science-news-interest-us/