19 striking findings from 2019
Every year, we publish hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies. Here are some of our most noteworthy findings from the past year.
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2. Americans concerned, feel lack of control over personal data collected by both companies and the government
Americans leave traces of their activities, preferences and personal information in many places, both online and off. And this personal data can be fodder for both companies and the government alike. This chapter explores the public’s own experiences and attitudes about their personal data and finds that large shares are worried about the amount of […]
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1. Many in U.S. see religious organizations as forces for good, but prefer them to stay out of politics
Americans largely have positive feelings about the role religion plays in American life. A slim majority of U.S. adults say religious organizations do more good than harm in American society, while just one-in-five say they do more harm than good. Specifically, roughly half of Americans give religious organizations high marks when it comes to strengthening […]
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1. Worries about developments in AI
It would be quite difficult – some might say impossible – to design broadly adopted ethical AI systems. A share of the experts responding noted that ethics are hard to define, implement and enforce. They said context matters when it comes to ethical considerations. Any attempt to fashion ethical rules generates countless varying scenarios in […]
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6. A majority of Americans have positive views of environmental scientists, but trust in them varies by politics
Majorities of U.S. adults have positive overall views of environmental health specialists and environmental research scientists. But public views are less rosy when it comes to key facets of trust, including how often these environmental scientists – whether researchers or health specialists – are competent at their jobs, provide accurate information or show concern for […]
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3. Household patterns by age and gender
People move between different types of households throughout their lives. Someone born into a two-parent home might become a member of an extended-family household when a grandmother moves in, live as a couple with their spouse in middle adulthood and end up in a solo household after that partner dies. Differences in living arrangements are […]
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5. Americans trust dietitians more than nutrition researchers but are skeptical of both groups’ transparency, accountability
When it comes to evaluating scientists associated with food and healthy eating, Americans tend to hold more positive views of practitioners (namely, dietitians) than nutrition research scientists. At least half or more of the public trusts dietitians to perform their job well, to provide fair and accurate information and to care about their patients’ interests […]
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2. Americans often trust practitioners more than researchers but are skeptical about scientific integrity
The Center’s survey takes a multifaceted approach to understanding public trust in scientists.[1. numoffset=”1″ There are a number of approaches to thinking about trust and how best to measure it. For examples, see the workshop summary from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, “Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences […]
