The Annenberg Public Policy Center has been tracking public perceptions of science and scientists through the Annenberg Science Knowledge (ASK) survey since 2018, first using national cross-sectional surveys and then, since 2023, through a nationally representative empaneled sample. The policy center’s ASK and ASAPH (Annenberg Science and Public Health knowledge) surveys have also tracked the American public’s knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors regarding vaccination, Covid-19, flu, maternal health, climate change, and other consequential health issues.
Journal Articles
Signaling the trustworthiness of science
Jamieson, K. H., McNutt, M., Kiermer, V., & Sever, R. (2019). Signaling the trustworthiness of science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(39), 19231–19236. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1913039116
Factors Assessing Science’s Self-Presentation model and their effect on conservatives’ and liberals’ support for funding science
Yotam Ophir, Walter, D., Jamieson, P. E., & Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2023). Factors Assessing Science’s Self-Presentation model and their effect on conservatives’ and liberals’ support for funding science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(38). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2213838120
Trends in US public confidence in science and opportunities for progress
Lupia, A., Allison, D. B., Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Heimberg, J., Skipper, M., & Wolf, S. M. (2024). Trends in U.S. public confidence in science and opportunities for progress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(11). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2319488121
The politicization of climate science: Media consumption, perceptions of science and scientists, and support for policy
Yotam Ophir, Walter, D., Jamieson, P. E., & Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2024). The Politicization of Climate Science: Media Consumption, Perceptions of Science and Scientists, and Support for Policy. Journal of Health Communication, 29(sup1): 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2024.2357571