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Pew Research CenterJune 10, 2022
Hispanic Americans’ Trust in and Engagement With Science

Hispanic adults are closely divided over how easy – or difficult – it is to understand process of getting medical care

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Hispanic Americans’ Trust in and Engagement With Science
Relatively few Hispanic adults see scientists as welcoming to Hispanic professionals in these jobs
Half of Hispanic adults think having more Hispanic high achievers in STEM would help a lot to attract more to these degree programs
Hispanic college graduates working in STEM are more likely than their non-Hispanic White counterparts to recall mistreatment in STEM schooling
About a third of Hispanic adults say they would prefer a health care provider who speaks Spanish
About three-in-ten Hispanic adults have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists
Most Hispanic Americans say they can rely on experts for COVID-19 news and information
U.S. Hispanic population reached more than 62 million in 2020
Among U.S. Hispanics, immigrants and those born in Puerto Rico are a declining share
For Latinos, English proficiency has increased and Spanish use at home has decreased, especially among those born in the U.S.
53% of Hispanic adults say health risks in jobs are major reason for generally worse health outcomes
51% of Hispanic adults think health outcomes for Hispanic people have gotten better in past 20 years
About seven-in-ten Hispanic adults say they have seen a health care provider in the past 12 months, have a primary care provider
Hispanic adults are closely divided over how easy – or difficult – it is to understand process of getting medical care
Majority of Hispanic adults give positive ratings for the quality of health care they’ve received most recently
A third of Hispanic adults report having to speak up to get proper care from doctors
Black Hispanic adults are more likely to report negative experiences with doctors than White Hispanic adults
58% of Hispanic immigrants say they prefer to see a Spanish-speaking health care provider
About two-thirds of recent Hispanic immigrants say they prefer to see a Hispanic health care provider
Majorities of Hispanic adults view a Hispanic doctor as about the same as others at key aspects of care
Spanish-dominant Hispanic Americans are more likely than those who mainly speak English to think Hispanic health care providers are better at key aspects of care
Hispanic Americans have at least a fair amount of confidence in medical scientists, scientists to act in the public interest
Large partisan differences in confidence in medical scientists among Hispanic adults
Hispanic adults are largely positive in rating medical researchers’ competence
Hispanic Americans most familiar with what medical researchers do see them in a more positive light
57% of Hispanic adults say that medical research misconduct is at least a moderately big problem
Foreign-born Hispanic Americans are especially likely to see medical research misconduct as a problem
Majority of Hispanic adults have some familiarity with history of sterilizing ethnic minority women without their full understanding
Those who identify as Black Hispanic are especially aware of these cases of misconduct
Hispanic adults who know a lot about medical research scientists are more likely to say that procedures in place prevent misconduct
Nearly half of Hispanic adults say they talked about COVID-19 news regularly
Younger Hispanic social media users are slightly more likely to have seen content related to COVID-19 recently
Majority of Hispanic adults can rely on experts for information about the coronavirus outbreak
Hispanic Democrats more likely than those in GOP to feel they can rely on experts for coronavirus information
A majority of Hispanic Americans report being frustrated by political disagreement when following news about the coronavirus outbreak
Among Hispanic adults, frustration about the amount of political disagreement over coronavirus information is shared across partisan lines
A majority of Hispanic adults say there have been public events about the coronavirus in their community
Majority of Hispanic Americans express interest in following science news
Hispanic adults with higher levels of education report greater interest in science news
About a quarter of Hispanic adults say scientists are very welcoming of Hispanic people in these jobs
Hispanic Americans less likely to see Hispanic achievement in science relative to other professions
Hispanic Americans see range of reasons that young people don’t pursue STEM degrees
College-educated Hispanic adults more likely to see lack of access to quality education as a major reason young people do not pursue STEM degrees
Half of Hispanic adults think having more Hispanic high achievers in STEM would help attract more to these degree programs
First-generation college attendees especially likely to see representation as a factor for encouraging more young Hispanic people to pursue STEM degrees
About half of Hispanic high school graduates say someone made them feel excited about their abilities in STEM
About nine-in-ten Hispanic college graduates working in STEM jobs recall positive classroom experiences
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