---
title: "Appendix A: Detailed charts and tables"
description: "[![Chart shows most Americans say social distancing measures are helping reduce spread of COVID-19 at least a little](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-01-png/)"
date: "2020-05-21"
authors:
  - name: "Cary Funk"
    job_title: "Former Director, Science and Society Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/cary-funk/"
  - name: "Brian Kennedy"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/brian-kennedy/"
  - name: "Courtney Johnson"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/courtney-johnson/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/"
---

# Appendix A: Detailed charts and tables

[![Chart shows most Americans say social distancing measures are helping reduce spread of COVID-19 at least a little](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-01-png/)

[![Chart shows more-educated Democrats say U.S. has a higher rate of COVID-19 cases, relative to other nations](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-02-png/)

[![Chart shows education links with Democrats’ views of scientists’ role in policy debates](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-03-png/)

[![Chart shows more-educated Democrats are more likely to have a great deal of confidence in scientists](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-04.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-04-png/)

[![Rising confidence in medical scientists and scientists among Democrats, not Republicans](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-05.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-05-png/)

[![Chart shows more Americans rate medical doctors’ ethical standards as ‘very high’ today](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-06.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-06-png/)

[![Chart shows three-quarters in U.S. see greater importance of scientific developments](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/PS_2020.05.21_trust-in-scientists_A-07.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/05/21/trust-in-scientists-appendix-a/ps_2020-05-21_trust-in-scientists_a-07-png/)