Table 7-1 |
Public interest in new scientific discoveries: 2001–06 |
(Percent) |
|
Level of interest |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2006 |
|
A lot |
|
43 |
|
39 |
|
44 |
|
42 |
|
45 |
|
47 |
Some |
|
44 |
|
44 |
|
43 |
|
42 |
|
42 |
|
40 |
Not much |
|
8 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
8 |
|
9 |
Not at all |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
Don't know |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
NOTE: Responses to: How much are you personally interested in new scientific discoveries?
SOURCE: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Center for Public Policy, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory, VCU Life Sciences Survey 2006, http://www.vcu.edu/lifesci/centers/cen_ lse_surveys.html. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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