Hispanic adults are largely positive in rating medical researchers’ competence | Pew Research Center

June 10, 2022

3. Hispanic Americans’ trust in medical scientists and views about the potential for researcher misconduct

Hispanic adults are largely positive in rating medical researchers’ competence

Hispanic adults are largely positive in rating medical researchers’ competence

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3. Hispanic Americans’ trust in medical scientists and views about the potential for researcher misconduct
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