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A12 SCIENCE
Friday 28 January 2022

Americans’ trust in science now deeply

polarized, poll shows

By SETH BORENSTEIN and Survey, a widely respected shows. Sixty-four percent of
HANNAH FINGERHUT trend survey conducted Democrats say that, com-
Associated Press by NORC at the University pared with roughly half as
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- of Chicago that has been many Republicans, 34%.
publicans' faith in science measuring confidence in The gap was much smaller
is falling as Democrats rely institutions since 1972. in 2018, when 51% of Dem-
on it even more, with a trust That is unsurprising to more ocrats and 42% of Republi-
gap in science and medi- than a dozen scientists cans had high confidence.
cine widening substantially reached for comment by The poll also found a gap
during the COVID-19 pan- The Associated Press, but it emerging on confidence in
demic, new survey data concerns many of them. medicine, driven primarily
shows. It's the largest gap in "We are living at a time by increasing confidence
nearly five decades of poll- when people would rath- among Democrats. Forty-
ing by the General Social er put urine or cleaning five percent of Democrats
chemicals in their body said they had a great deal
than scientifically vetted of confidence in medicine,
vaccines," University of compared with 34% of Re-
Georgia meteorology pro- publicans.
fessor Marshall Shepherd The deepening polariza-
told the AP in an email. tion was not evident for
"That is a clear conver- other institutions asked
gence of fear, lack of criti- about on the poll, accord-
cal thinking, confirmation ing to Jennifer Benz, dep-
bias and political tribalism." uty director of The Associ-
Science used to be some- ated Press-NORC Center
thing all Americans would for Public Affairs Research.
get behind, Rice University "It's certainly plausible that
historian Douglas Brinkley this is a result of how po-
said. "But we now see it fall- liticized the pandemic be-
ing prey to the great par- came in the months be-
tisan divide," he said. "The tween when it emerged
world of science should be and when the survey ran,"
a meeting house where Benz said. "It is definitely
right and left can agree a stark change for these
on data. Instead, it's be- particular trends on confi-
coming a sharp razor's dence in scientific leaders
edge of conflict." Over- and leaders in medicine,
all, 48% of Americans say to see this degree of polar-
they have "a great deal" of ization."
confidence in the scientific The data suggest Repub-
community, the 2021 Gen- licans and Democrats
eral Social Survey data are following the cues
of their leaders, said An-
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